Spencer's Mountain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spencer's Mountain write by Earl Hamner. This book was released on 1961. Spencer's Mountain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Spencer's Mountain
Spencer's Mountain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spencer's Mountain write by Earl Hamner. This book was released on 2014-04-28. Spencer's Mountain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this classic novel that inspired the TV series The Waltons, a father struggles to support his large family in Depression-era rural Virginia. For generations, the Spencers lived on the mountain that still bears their name in the Blue Hills of Virginia. But the hard times changed everything. Now Clay Spencer works at the local mill in New Dominion and lives with his family in housing provided by the company. A proud patriarch, he is determined to build his loved ones a new home in the hills. And he’ll do whatever it takes to give his children the best lives possible—including his eldest son, Clay-Boy. The first member of the family to graduate high school, Clay-Boy wants to go to college, but the cost of higher education is too great a burden for the Spencers to bear. Still, his father is not easily deterred, even in times of great trials and personal tragedy. But to help his firstborn achieve his cherished dream, the elder Clay may be forced to make a devastating sacrifice that could impact the future of the entire Spencer clan. Based on the author’s own family background and childhood experiences, and the basis for the classic motion picture featuring Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara, Spencer’s Mountain is a moving celebration of familial love and commitment in the face of overwhelming odds. Evocative and unforgettable, it is a timeless American classic that will continue to captivate readers for generations to come.
Goodnight John-Boy
Goodnight John-Boy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Goodnight John-Boy write by Earl Hamner. This book was released on 2002. Goodnight John-Boy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For eight wonderful years The Waltons, the story of a family living in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains during the Depression, entertained America and the world. Yet this television show was more than entertaining. Each episode combined wonderful stories and "teachable moments" in which adults and children alike learned the importance of honesty, hard work, respect, responsibility, self-sacrifice, and kindness. As is true in most families, the Waltons faced many challenges, occasionally stumbled along the way, but they struggled to live their lives within the framework of the values they believed and taught. Goodnight, John-Boy is a memory book of The Waltons, the number-one television show of its time. Filled with behind-the-scenes anecdotes and profiles of people who appeared on the show, it introduces readers to the Hamner family members who later became characters on The Waltons, suggests events and locales that inspired many of the episodes, and traces Earl Hamner's life as a writer from Virginia to New York to Hollywood. Included is a description of each episode plus reminiscence, comments, and personal feelings from numerous people connected with the series-writers, actors, directors, producers, family, and fans. Heavily illustrated with publicity shots and personal photographs taken by cast, crew, and others, Goodnight John-Boy will be a welcomed book by millions of loyal fans. When The Waltons first aired in 1972, it was at the bottom of the Nielson ratings-by December it led the list. That dramatic leap came about because fans told their friends about it and wrote the CBS network to praise the show and to plead that the show not be canceled. Thirty years later, Goodnight, John-Boy is sure to touch the hearts of the show's fans again.
The Homecoming
The Homecoming - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Homecoming write by Earl Hamner. This book was released on 2007. The Homecoming available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When Clay Spencer fails to arrive home at the expected hour on Christmas Eve of 1933 his family is concerned. The older son Clay–boy is dispatched to find his father. On his journey through the snowbound Virginia hills he experiences a series of hazardous touching and hilarious adventures. An encounter with the neighborhood Negro church teaches Clay-boy a lesson in race relations and while taking refuge from a snowstorm he is overwhelmed by the intoxicating hospitality of two elderly genteel lady bootleggers. Finally, at midnight, when all hope for him has been abandoned, Clay Spencer provides a surprising climax to the story, and in a single moment illuminates the triumph of the human spirit. Rich with life that rings true filled with nostalgia laughter and tears The Homecoming is a warm and wonderful classic and the novel on which the CBS Christmas special was based. EARL HAMNER JR. is a novelist and an Emmy Award–winning writer.
Mrs. Spitzer's Garden
Mrs. Spitzer's Garden - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mrs. Spitzer's Garden write by Edith Pattou. This book was released on 2001. Mrs. Spitzer's Garden available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With her sure, loving, gardener's touch, Mrs. Spitzer nutures the students in her classroom each year.
