The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Posted on 22 July 2017 by Kim Michele Richardson

In 1936, tucked deep into the woods of Troublesome Creek, KY, lives blue skinned 19 year old Cussy Carter, the last living female of the rare Blue People ancestry The lonely young Appalachian woman joins the historical Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky and becomes a librarian, riding across slippery creek beds and up treacherous mountains on her faithful mule to deliver books and other reading material to the impoverished hill people of Eastern Kentucky.Along her dangerous route, Cussy, known to the mountain folk as Bluet, confronts those suspicious of her damselfly blue skin and the government s new book program She befriends hardscrabble and complex fellow Kentuckians, and is fiercely determined to bring comfort and joy, instill literacy, and give to those who have nothing, a bookly respite, a fleeting retreat to faraway lands The Book Woman of Troublesome Creekis a powerful message about how the written word affects people a story of hope and heartbreak, raw courage and strength splintered with poverty and oppression, and one woman s chances beyond the darkly hollows Inspired by the true and historical blue skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek showcases a bold and unique tale of the Pack horse Librarians in literary novels a story of fierce strength and one woman s belief that books can carry us anywhere even back home Read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek – kino-fada.fr Update Today, May 07, 2019 is Happy Publication Date In the fierce, majestic mountains and hollers of Appalachian Kentucky in the 1930 s, there were many small towns and communities that were so isolated some people never saw a newspaper Or, if they did, it was used to paper a layer to the insides of their tiny homes to help keep the weather out Books, for the most part, were a luxury, and often only family Bibles or the odd family heirloom would be in the home.In the 1930 s people everywhere Update Today, May 07, 2019 is Happy Publication Date In the fierce, majestic mountains and hollers of Appalachian Kentucky in the 1930 s, there were many small towns and communities that were so isolated some people never saw a newspaper Or, if they did, it was used to paper a layer to the insides of their tiny homes to help keep the weather out Books, for the most part, were a luxury, and often only family Bibles or the odd family heirloom would be in the home.In the 1930 s people everywhere struggled for the basics of food and shelter during The Great Depression As part of President Roosevelt s New Deal, he set up education programs in isolated areas whereby books donated by a variety of service clubs and larger libraries could...When I finished this book, I thought it was such a good story and I immediately gave it four stars, but then I thought about itas I was writing this I thought about what a meaningful story it is, what an amazing and strong character Cussy Mary Carter is, what a realistic depiction of time and place is presented here, about how much I learned from it, how touched I was, and the wonderful way that the author blends the story of the Blue People of Kentucky with the Pack Horse Library Project When I finished this book, I thought it was such a good story and I immediately gave it four stars, but then I thought about itas I was writing this I thought about what a meaningful story it is, what an amazing and strong character Cussy Mary Carter is, what a realistic depiction of time and place is presented here, about how much I learned from it, how touched I was, and the wonderful way that the author blends the story of the Blue People of Kentucky with the Pack Horse Library Project I shorty went back and gave it the five stars it deserves In the Appalachian hills of Kentucky in the 1930 s, the people are poverty stricken and hungry The Pack Horse Librarian Project is established as part of President Rooseve...From the beginning I adored Cussy or Bluet as she is called by some A pack librarian in the Kentucky Appalachians, she delivers books to folks living in the hollers As part of FDRs work program, she rides her mule and delivers her books This is depression era, 1930 and people are struggling, making them look forward to the books, newspapers or magazines she brings Some cannot read, so she reads to them, some are just learning to read, and some just look st the picture She is in all ways won From the beginning I adored Cussy or Bluet as she is called by some A pack librarian in the Kentucky Appalachians, she delivers books to folks living in the hollers As part of FDRs work program, she rides her mule and delivers her books This is depression era, 1930 and people are struggling, making them look forward to the books, newspapers or magazines she brings Some cannot read, so she reads to them, some are just learning to read, and some just look st the picture She is in all ways wonderful She and her father consider themselves to be the last of the blue people of Kentucky, a genetic trait passed on, but they don t know this yet Their father and daughter relationship is a close one, and a joy to behold.They are considered colored, treated just as badly by some as the blacks Bigotry and discrimination is something she faces daily The author does a fantastic job showing us ...This was an incredibly original story with a main character that I had so many feelings for I love when a book makes me go to the internet and research, blue people and book women , I had no idea that there was ever a project such as this These women really had to love books to hand deliver them to people in the high hills of Kentucky My only problem with it was that it was very slowly paced However when I thought further about it, perhaps it was written that way because that s how Cussy This was an incredibly original story with a main character that I had so many feelings for I love when a book makes me go to the internet and research, blue people and book women , I had no idea that there was ever a project such as this These women really had to love books to hand deliver them to people in the high hills of Kentucky My only problem with it was that it was very slowly paced However when I thought further about it, perhaps it was written that way because that s how Cussy Mary Carter s life was There was lots of hard work, little food, horrible living conditions and yet Bluet continued to love books She was incredibly creative in making scrapbooks for her clients so that there would bereading material for them She added anything she could t...I enjoyed this story so much The Pack Horse Library Project was established in 1935 by President Roosevelt s Work Progress Administration an effort to bring jobs to women and bring books and reading material to the poor and isolated areas of Appalachia, where there were few schools and inaccessible roads.Cussy Mary was one of these women who had a route. she was 19 yrs old, a coal miner s daughter, who s father was trying to marry her off, because he had the bad lung from mining, and wanted I enjoyed this story so much The Pack Horse Library Project was established in 1935 by President Roosevelt s Work Progress Administration an effort to bring jobs to women and bring books and reading material to the poor and isolated areas of Appalachia, where there were few schools and inaccessible roads.Cussy Mary was one of these women who had a route. she was 19 yrs old, a coal miner s daughter, who s father was trying to marry her off, because he had the bad lung from mining, and wanted her to have someon...Troublesome Creekan almost misnomer of limited location to the backwoods of Kentucky Seems that Troublesome holds no boundaries and its edges of tainted water overflow onto humanity An attitude, a prejudice, an indescribable hate that still visits upon shores.Kim Michele Richardson presents a beautifully rendered story of life in the hills and the mountains of Kentucky in 1936 in which women, and sometimes men, endeavored to deliver reading materials to the folk in Roosevelt s Pack Horse Troublesome Creekan almost misnomer of limited location to the backwoods of Kentucky Seems that Troublesome holds no boundaries and its edges of tainted water overflow onto humanity An attitude, a prejudice, an indescribable hate that still visits upon shores.Kim Michele Richardson presents a beautifully rendered story of life in the hills and the mountains of Kentucky in 1936 in which women, and sometimes men, endeavored to deliver reading materials to the folk in Roosevelt s Pack Horse Library Project We meet Cussy Mary Carter who lives w...Kim Michele Richardson will be joining us in the Behind the Pages group on September 5 7 00pm EST for a Spoiler free Q ATo ask her a spoiler free question or share some love are now reading this one in The Traveling Friends group This is one I highly recommend and as always we welcome Friends to join us review Kim Michele Richardson brings us a unique, fascinating, impressive, unforgettable story her Kim Michele Richardson will be joining us in the Behind the Pages group on September 5 7 00pm EST for a Spoiler free Q ATo ask her a spoiler free question or share some love are now reading this one in The Traveling Friends group This is one I highly recommend and as always we welcome Friends to join us review Kim Michele Richardson brings us a unique, fascinating, impressive, unforgettable story here that explores a part of history in Kentucky that is not well known or forgotten She weaves some history along with fiction to create a vivid and strong sense of place and time here with the Blue People and the Pack Horse Library Project She creates a strong, dedicated, brave and memorable character Cussy Mary know as The Book Women or BluetCussy Mary is the last living blue people who works as a traveling librarian in 1930 Appalcahis She brings joy with books, medicine, messages and hope to people when times are heartbreaking tough She travels with her mule Juni...A 2019 Favorite Thanks to President Roosevelt s NEW DEAL and WPA Works Progress Administration program, horse and mule riding librarians took to the remote backroads,like overgrown trails through the woods and mud packed steep mountains delivering and talking books Such hunger for books.and food in the midst of the GREAT depression. It s 1936 Kentucky when we first meet 19 year old Cussy Mary Carter and her pa who desperately wants to see her hitched and cared for.because he prom A 2019 Favorite Thanks to President Roosevelt s NEW DEAL and WPA Works Progress Administration program, horse and mule riding librarians took to the remote backroads,like overgrown trails through the woods and mud packed steep mountains delivering and talking books Such hunger for books.and food in the midst of the GREAT depression. It s 1936 Kentucky when we first meet 19 year old Cussy Mary Carter and her pa who desperately wants to see her hitched and cared for.because he promised her ma.because of his black lung illness from working the mines. So pa continues to set out the courting candle.to Mary s chagrin, but ther...The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was a story I savored The experience of reading it is one I won t soon forget In the 1930s, Cussy Mary Carter is living in Troublesome Creek, Kentucky Her skin is blue, and she is considered colored at the time She s lonely, and she works hard as a Pack Horse Librarian running books to people in the hills and mountains that would have no access to books if not for her and her loyal pack mule, Junia.I should also mention Cussy Mary s Pa works in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was a story I savored The experience of reading it is one I won t soon forget In the 1930s, Cussy Mary Carter is living in Troublesome Creek, Kentucky Her skin is blue, and she is considered colored at the time She s lonely, and she works hard as a Pack Horse Librarian running books to people in the hills and mountains that would have no access to books if not for her and her loyal pack mule, Junia.I should also mention Cussy Mary s Pa works in the coal mines and is rather ill but still working arduously to provide meager food for the pair.Throughout the book, the reader travels alongside Cussy Mary as she visits her various patrons and delivers their carefully curated books, which are in short supply, often heavily used, but so well loved by Cussy Mary and the recipients.Cussy is passionate about her job and literacy She sees it as the key to be a better way of life for her community Not only that, it s a true escape from the dire con...

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22 July 2017

Kim Michele Richardson