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The book woman of6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She does what she can to meet their most dire needs. As a “librarian,” she travels across treacherous mountains and dangerous creeks on her mule, Junia, to deliver books and other reading materials to the mountain folk who have few resources. They are considered “colored.” Dad risks his life and health working long hours in the coal mines and Cussy takes a government job with the historical Pack Horse Library Project. They are the last of the “blue people” of Kentucky and endure racism and prejudice because of the blue hue of their skin. In the 1930s, nineteen-year-old Cussy Carter and her father live in the isolated woods of Troublesome Creek, Kentucky. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories: Historical Fiction, Southern Fiction, Book About Books, Racism, Prejudice, Poverty The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson ![]()
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