{"product_id":"the-legacy-of-gilbert-creek-road-paperback","title":"The Legacy Of Gilbert Creek Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHuey Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuey Perry, from Gilbert Creek Road, Mingo County, WV is the author of two distinguished books, \u003ci\u003eThey'll Cut Off Your Project \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Blaze Starr\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Praeger Publishing in New York. \u003ci\u003eThey'll Cut Off Your Project\u003c\/i\u003e was selected by \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review \u003c\/i\u003eas one\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof the top ten books in 1972 and was republished by West Virginia University Press in 2011. \u003ci\u003eBlaze Starr\u003c\/i\u003e was republished by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston in 1989 and was the basis for the movie \u003ci\u003eBlaze\u003c\/i\u003e starring Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Gilbert Creek Road\u003c\/i\u003e is Perry's first foray into nonfiction short stories and poetry. The stories take one back to a time and place which is unknown to most. The readers will be introduced to the lore of its people and perhaps will have an enhanced understanding of inhabitants from this Appalachian region. Although they lived in an environment of corruption which smoldered like a gob pile of coal waste, and where democracy was forbidden fruit, their resilience and buoyancy are to be admired. They should not be described using hackneyed stereotypical language that berates their image. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe many stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Gilbert Creek Road\u003c\/i\u003e will give one a vivid feel of life during the time from 1912 to 1970. It tells the story of a robbery, a struggle to survive, a spy mystery, an abuse of authority, power versus the powerless and a revelation of how John F. Kennedy bought the 1960 primary election of West Virginia, as told in the narrative \u003ci\u003ePursuing The Disrupters. \u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52632961351987,"sku":"9798351310329","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/m7HQy9cDCI9798351310329.webp?v=1762217720","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-legacy-of-gilbert-creek-road-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}