All my work fits in my mouth, Jo Carson says. I write performance material no matter what else the pieces get called, and whether they are for my voice or other character's voices...they are first to be spoken aloud. Following an oral tradition that has strong roots in her native Tennessee, the author of Teller Tales invites the reader to participate in events in a way that no conventional history book can. Both stories in this book are set in East Tennessee in the mid-eighteenth century and share certain characters. The first narrative, What Sweet Lips Can Do, recounts the story of the Overmountain Men and the battle of King's Mountain, a tide-turning battle in the American Revolution. Men of Their Time is an exploration of white-Cherokee relationships from early contact through the time of the Revolution. Although not well known to the outside world, the stories recounted in Teller Tales are cornerstones in the heritage of the Appalachian region and of American history. In ways that will appeal to young and old alike, Jo Carson's irreverent telling will broaden the audience and the understanding for the stories of native Americans, settlers, explorers, and revolutionaries of early America.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ohio University Press
ISBN-13
9780821417546
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94669893
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Regional History
Author
Jo Carson
Publication Name
Teller Tales: Histories
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
210mm
Item Width
133mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jo Carson
Topic
Local History
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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