LoginA Long Row to Hoe: The Life of a Kentucky Riverboy
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Billy C. Clark was a member of a sprawling, ragged family. His father was an intelligent, fiddle-playing shoemaker with little formal education. His mother often took in washing to help rovide food for the family. Billy grew up in a derelict house, "The Leaning Tower," on the banks of the Ohio. Always hungry, often dirty, and without sufficient clothing, he led an adventurous life on the two rivers, swimming, fishing, and salvaging flotsam from the frequent floods. He set trotlines for fish and trap lines for mink and muskrats, and he walked fourteen miles before school to clear his traps. He learned laughter from his
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Manufacturer: Jesse Stuart Foundation
Release date: 1 May 2002
ISBN-10 : 1931672040 | ISBN-13: 9781931672047
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Release date: 1 May 2002
ISBN-10 : 1931672040 | ISBN-13: 9781931672047
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