Full Description
The rich history of river life in Kentucky permeates Janice Holt Giles's novel Run Me a River. Set in 1861, at the beginning of Kentucky's reluctant entry into the Civil War, the novel tells the story of a five-day adventure on the Green River. Aboard the Rambler, a ramshackle steamboat, Captain Bohannon Cartwright and his crew journey 184 miles and pick up two extra passengers along the way. The boatmenrescue "Sir Henry" Cole, a former Shakespearean actor, and his granddaughter Phoebe from their skiff when it overruns in a squall. As romance blossoms between Phoebe and Captain Bo, a conflict escalates between Confederate and Union forces fighting for control of the river. Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979), author of nineteen books, lived and wrote near Knifley, Kentucky, for thirty-four years. Her biography is told in Janice Holt Giles: A Writer's Life.
Contents
Foreword Introduction Televising Revolutions The Daily Show and the Politics of Truth Mr. Smith Goes to the Movies The Truth is Still Out There Unpacking the House "I Learned that Prison is a Bad Place to Be" Riveted to Rosie "Gabbin About God" It Came from Planet Earth Raising the Red Flag Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam Hip-Hop and Representin' "Things in this Country are Gonna Change Pretty Fast" It's Not Funny 'Cause It's True Gender, the Final Frontier
