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by Stephen M. Holt When life is resurrected like a dream, Hold April when there's music in the air, aware of Jesse Stuart's reputation as a significant American author. Of course as a child I read several of his books, When wild birds sing up flights of windy stair And bees love alder blossoms by the stream. --Jesse Stuart "Hold April" Growing up in the Ohio River foothills near Greenup, Kentucky, I early became such as Red Mule and Penny' s Worth of Character, and I also caught an occasional glimpse of the man himself strolling down Main Street in Greenup, shaking hands and always talking. An imposing, square-shouldered man with a firm jaw and warm, alert eyes, his presence seemed to envelop the entire town. As my interest in literature increased, my interest in Jesse Stuart increased until I became acquainted with him in the mid-1960s. I cannot say that Jesse supplied the sole impetus I needed to attempt a college education. But I can say he was an important influence and role model, and his inspirational example during the days of my young adulthood gave me much confidence in the years just ahead. In fact, I
Appalachian Review – University of North Carolina Press
Published: Jan 8, 1991
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