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With a Foreword by Wade Hall Miss Willie first published in 1951 is part ofGiless Piney Ridge Trilogy. It tells the story of an earnest teacher who movesto the hills of Kentucky to teach in a oneroom schoolhouse. Zealously shetries to change the ways of the stubborn and proud Appalachian people but tono avail. They listen to her ideas about sanitation and other foolishnessbecause to argue would be rude. But in the end they quietly go about theiraccustomed ways. Ultimately Miss Willie realizes that the hill customs have abeauty and dignity of their own and that some of her efforts to reform themwere illconceived. Her warmth generosity and humor help her bridge the gapand find fulfillment in Piney Ridge. This is a story of reconciliation and thecoming together of two different ways of life. Above all it is a story ofpeople and of the land to which they belong. «
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