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John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American writer known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature".
Apr 12, 2018 · John Ehle, whose historical novels set in the Appalachian Mountains were acclaimed for the authenticity of the characters’ lives, and whose work for the governor of North Carolina in the 1960s...
Mar 24, 2018 · John Ehle (1925-2018) grew up the eldest of five children in the mountains of North Carolina, which would become the setting for many of his novels and several works of nonfiction.
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John Ehle has 32 books on Goodreads with 25511 ratings. John Ehle’s most popular book is Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation.
John Ehle. 4.13. 4,240 ratings253 reviews. One of the many ironies of U.S. government policy toward Indians in the early 1800s is that it persisted in removing to the West those who had most successfully adapted to European values.
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Mar 27, 2018 · John Ehle, the award-winning author of historical fiction and nonfiction books, passed away in 2018. He was a key figure in the emergence of Southern Appalachian literature and a founding father of the UNC School of the Arts.
Jan 14, 2016 · Asheville’s own John Ehle is much more than the sum of his 11 novels and six books of nonfiction.
