{"product_id":"the-glad-river-paperback","title":"The Glad River - 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\u003eWill D. Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glad River\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply affecting novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one in Claughton County ever understood why Doops Momber refused to be baptized: his people were all good Baptists. And no one in Cummings, Mississippi, knew that Kingston Smylie's daddy was really his granddaddy and that Kingston wasn't really white. And at Camp Polk, no one knew anything at all about Fordache Arceneau because he spoke only Cajun. They met in basic training. Green kids who'd always felt themselves to be outsiders, they formed a community of three. They called it the neighborhood. After seeing action together at Guadalcanal, the three friends went back to the lives they'd each known, but they went on meeting regularly, keeping up the neighborhood. Their lives were untroubled, until the day Fordache found himself accused of murder, on trial for his life. And in a small Southern courtroom in the autumn of 1952, the neighborhood - bound by love and based on understanding - faced its ultimate test.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glad River\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply affecting novel. Grounded in a particular place and time, its themes are, nonetheless, universal. A novel that probes the limits of religion and the state, it is also the work of a master storyteller and civil rights activist whose works are considered a treasure of modern Southern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill D. Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e is a widely recognized and honored preacher, writer, speaker, and civil rights leader. He is a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Lillian Smith Prize and the Christopher Award. In 2000, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal. His major works are nonfiction, telling among others, the stories of Mercer University (\u003ci\u003eThe Stem of Jessee\u003c\/i\u003e), a communal farm (\u003ci\u003eProvidence\u003c\/i\u003e), and his own life (\u003ci\u003eBrother to a Dragonfly\u003c\/i\u003e). He is also an esteemed writer of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Glad River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCecilia's Sin\u003c\/i\u003e, and two children's books. Before his death in 2013, Will lived in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Glad River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these days of books about religion and community, we need a book like \u003ci\u003eThe Glad River\u003c\/i\u003e - about real religion and real community. And it's real funny, a testament to the big heart of a great man, one of America's outlaw heroes: Will Campbell.\" - \u003cb\u003eClyde Edgerton, author of \u003ci\u003eRaney\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWalking Across Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Glad River\u003c\/i\u003e, Will Campbell offers us a wild ride, a picaresque pilgrimage through the Deep South, ar, and madness to salvation. His book explores themes of community, race, and redemption; the claims of the past and the power of stories. But it's a free-wheeling free-for-all, a rollicking gift of a novel. If Will Campbell writes like a crazy angel, maybe it's because he is one. You'd better join up - this is one trip you don't want to miss.\" - \u003cb\u003eLee Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eOral History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill D. Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e is a widely recognized and honored preacher, writer, speaker and civil rights leader. He is a National Book Award finalist and winner of the Lillian Smith Prize and the Christopher Award. In 2000, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal. His major works are nonfiction, telling among others the stories of Mercer University (\u003cem\u003eThe Stem of Jesse\u003c\/em\u003e), a communal farm (\u003cem\u003eProvidence\u003c\/em\u003e), and his own life (\u003cem\u003eBrother to a Dragonfly\u003c\/em\u003e). He is also an esteemed writer of fiction, including \u003cem\u003eThe Glad River\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCecelia's Sin\u003c\/em\u003e, and two children's books. Will and his wife, Brenda, live on a farm in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.94 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247196127481,"sku":"9781573124454","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c0NqSDR1ejhVZjY3U1piTElPR0dMUT09.webp?v=1768621144","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-glad-river-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}