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Jan 1, 1971 · The Journey of August King begins in 1810 when a mountain farmer, August King, travels to a town to trade his goods. He witnesses the buying, selling, and torture of slaves, and on his way home he comes across a runaway slave girl and is faced with a moral decision: turn the girl over to the owner or help her escape; one decision would reward ...
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Jan 1, 1971 · Novel set in the mountains of North Carolina. By the author of "The Winter People, " "The Land Breakers, " etc. In The Journey of August King, John Ehle works a smaller canvas than he has heretofore in his epic novels of the North Carolina mountains with extroardinary results.
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Jul 31, 2018 · Paperback – July 31, 2018. by John Ehle (Author) 4.6 29 ratings. See all formats and editions. It's the early 1800s and August King, a farmer in the mountains of Western North Carolina, encounters a runaway slave girl and finds himself facing a moral decision that could cost him his own freedom, property, and even his life.
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Sep 6, 2011 · The Journey of August King, adapted from the novel of the same name by the talented, understated writer, John Ehle, is a most engaging piece of American pre-bellum drama. Plausibly acted and always understated, the viewer is allowed to contemplate the characters' actions and draw his/her own conclusions.
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Oct 18, 2010 · This is one of the quicker reads of the Appalachian series by Ehle, but it contains so many vivid scenes and memorable events. And like all of his novels, somehow at the ending, often the last few pages,he raises the novel to a level that I find extraordinary. The Journey of August King has a powerful simplicity that cannot be overstated.
The Journey of August King is a novel rich in description of the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. This book very well illustrates slavery and how it was dealt with as well as the kindness of the mountain people of that time. Being from North Carolina myself, I am fully aware of how accurate the description is.
Dec 8, 1995 · The Winter People and The Journey of August King were made into films. He received several awards including the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for North Carolina fiction, the North Carolina Award for Literature, the Thomas Wolfe Prize, and the Lillian Smith Award for Southern Fiction.
