Mud on the stars

Huie, William Bradford 1910-1986 (Author).

Summary: William Bradford Huie's first novel, Mud on the Stars, is largely autobiographical and is set in the years 1929-1942. As in many of his later books, the theme here is of the education of the inexperienced youth, which is, after all, the quintessential American story. Drawing on his own boyhood, Huie gives the reader a detailed account of rural life and race relations in the TennesseeValley in the early years of this century, including a vivid picture of college life at The University of Alabama during the Great Depression. Through a careful weaving of characters and events, fact and fiction,

Record details

ISBN: 9780817355845
ISBN: 0817389342
ISBN: 9780817389345
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Publisher: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [1996]
Copyright: ©1996.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction / Donald R. Noble; Mud on the Stars; To the Reader; It's New Year's Eve; 1929: ""The Good Livers""; 1929-1933: Pajamas and Lifebuoy; 1933: The Gover'mint's a-Comin'!; 1934-1935: Cossack and Bolshevist; 1934-1938: World's End; 1936-1938: Defense and Defeat; 1939: Bunker Hills; 1940-1941: Two Gasoline Cans; 1942: The New Year.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO; viewed on March 25, 2015