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Listening for the Crack of Dawn: A Master Storyteller Recalls the Appalachia of the 50s and 60s
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Listening for the Crack of Dawn: A Master Storyteller Recalls the Appalachia of the 50s and 60s
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Listening for the Crack of Dawn: A Master Storyteller Recalls the Appalachia of the 50s and 60s
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Listening for the Crack of Dawn: A Master Storyteller Recalls the Appalachia of the 50s and 60s

Written by Donald Davis

Narrated by Donald Davis

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Donald Davis was born into a southern Appalachian mountain world rich in stories. He grew up listening to his father and his Uncle Frank tell stories of their boyhood, all the while taking in the details of his own childhood experience.
These stories of growing up in Appalachia in the 1950s are funny and true, nostalgic and bittersweet.

The characters are memorable: Miss Martha Anne Butler, "the last surviving member of a failed Southern family", whose grocery deliveries always included two pints of gin; the Reverend N.N. Upchurch, old Preacher No-No, whose nickname "pretty well summed up his opinion on most subjects"; and Aunt Laura, who knew to listen for the crack of dawn.

Our narrator faces the trials of growing up with humor, hope, and (usually) good grace. He saves Blue Horse Notebook Paper coupons to buy the world's heaviest coaster bike, engages in games of "Daring Miss Butler", taunts the shadowy Terrell Tubbs with his buddies, and uses the resources of his electronics class to invent a keyless ignition for Red McElroy's Ford pickup. The sweet and painful memories are all here, told in a storyteller's voice.

© and (P)1991 Donald Davis

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 1, 1999
ISBN9781467611541
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Listening for the Crack of Dawn: A Master Storyteller Recalls the Appalachia of the 50s and 60s
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Donald Davis

Donald Davis was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013 and lost his wife to cancer in 2020. As long as he has a left hand that he can type with, he chooses to inspire others not to give up. He has found his faith and has chosen to live his life for Christ.

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