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24. März 2018 · John Ehle (Ee-lee) was the author of seventeen books—eleven fiction and six nonfiction—including Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation. His novel, The Land Breakers , first published in 1964 by Harper & Row, was chronologically the first in a seven-book series that begins with the settling in 1779 of the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina.
29. März 2018 · John was particularly close with Penland’s second director, Bill Brown, and worked with him on some of Penland’s first fundraising campaigns. He served on the board of trustees from 1981-1985 and was made an honorary trustee in 1987. John Ehle will be remembered as a great writer, a great citizen of North Carolina, and a visionary of ...
The Land Breakers John Ehle. 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. Following service in World War II, Ehle received his BA and MA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he met the playwri.
27. März 2018 · A resident of Winston-Salem, Ehle was an award-winning author and a staunch advocate for arts and education. “The School of the Arts was born in the 1960s out of John Ehle’s clear vision and tenacious advocacy,” said Chancellor Lindsay Bierman. “He may be best known as a prolific author, but around here, in our hearts, John will always ...
1. Jan. 1988 · John Ehle brings forth a detailed account of how the Cherokee nation located in Southeastern United States was forcibly removed from their homeland and resettled in Oklahoma. The author starts back in the late 1700’s with the explanation of the heritage and relationships of the Cherokee nation with the government of the United States.
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A sixth-generation North Carolinian, highly-acclaimed author John Ehle grew up on former Cherokee hunting grounds. His experience as an accomplished novelist, combined with his extensive, meticulous research, culminates in this moving tragedy rich with historical detail. The Cherokee are a proud, ancient civilization. For hundreds of years they ...
1. Aug. 1984 · January 4, 2022. Book seven of John Ehle's (Ee-Lee) seven-book Appalachian series that Ehle called his "mountain books." In Last One Home Pinkney “Pink” Wright and new bride Amanda King leave the mountains in Pink’s search for fortune in Asheville. After establishing a successful insurance business that serves mountain whites and city ...
