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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...
John Ehle is the creator and the author of The Mountain Novels. This series kicked off for the first time way back in 1964 with the release of the debut novel, which is titled The Land Breakers. It and several of the other novels have since seen subsequent reprints and releases to the public.
John Ehle has 32 books on Goodreads with 25335 ratings. John Ehle’s most popular book is Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation.
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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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.
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Winston-Salem author John Ehle, who at 92 was considered one of North Carolina’s greatest writers and a formidable promoter of the humanities in the state, has died.
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