{"product_id":"crossroads-stories-of-the-rural-south-paperback","title":"Crossroads: Stories of the Rural South - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMontress Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCROSSROADS is a book of true stories and events of the 1930's and 1940's. It contains both historical and legendary stories about country stores, poverty, farm life, front porches, sharecropping, childhood labor, health care, hardships, race relations and more. Stories are factual and written from the author's memories of growing up in rural eastern North Carolina. The author writes about the peddlers who traveled throughout rural areas selling their goods such as sewing machines, Bibles, ribbons, candy, blankets and even fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTobacco was the \"king of crops\" and the crossroads was right in the heart of tobacco land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Southern folklore in CROSSROADS is informative and entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreene was fortunate to have longevity in her family. She had six living grandmothers and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egreat grandmothers and two grandfathers living during her childhood. All lived\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enear the Crossroads and her interaction with them provided a wealth of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einformation about the past. Many of her family elders were storytellers and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eloved sharing both the history of the area and the legends dating back to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you read these stories, you will feel the respect and love Greene has for the place she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrew up. You will feel the love she has for the people and for the time spent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat the country store and on the front porches of her grandparents. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estories will trigger memories for the older folks and introduce younger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egenerations to a time long past but not forgotten. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47518885445885,"sku":"9798218097905","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/TVdYdFF1WkFIU2pnYUR4U1NjTzFHUT09.webp?v=1778345620","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/crossroads-stories-of-the-rural-south-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}