A Cumberland Vendetta - Fox, John
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John Fox was an American journalist, short story writer and novelist. Fox was born in Kentucky, educated at Harvard, and became a journalist in New York. A Mountain Europa was his first novel serialized in Century Magazine. Many of his works are in a naturalist style while others are dramas or historical romances. A Cumberland Vendetta is set in the rural mountain area of Kentucky. This action story grasps the strong character the mountain people. The story begins "The cave had been their hiding-place as children; it was a secret refuge now against hunger or darkness when they were hunting in…mehr

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John Fox was an American journalist, short story writer and novelist. Fox was born in Kentucky, educated at Harvard, and became a journalist in New York. A Mountain Europa was his first novel serialized in Century Magazine. Many of his works are in a naturalist style while others are dramas or historical romances. A Cumberland Vendetta is set in the rural mountain area of Kentucky. This action story grasps the strong character the mountain people. The story begins "The cave had been their hiding-place as children; it was a secret refuge now against hunger or darkness when they were hunting in the woods. The primitive meal was finished; ashes were raked over the red coals; the slice of bacon and the little bag of meal were hung high against the rock wall; and the two stepped from the cavern into a thicket of rhododendrons."
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John Fox Jr. (1862-1919) was an American journalist, novelist, and short story writer, hailing from Kentucky. He was best known for his vivid depictions of life in the Appalachian region of the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Growing up in the Bluegrass State, Fox was exposed early to the mountains and the fiercely independent culture of its inhabitants, which would become central to his literary works. Fox's education at Harvard University and his subsequent journalistic career provided him with the tools to craft narratives that resonated with authenticity and regional flavor. One of his notable works, 'A Cumberland Vendetta' (1895), exemplifies his mastery in portraying the complexities of mountain life, including the infamous family feuds that frequently punctuated the region's history. His style blended romanticism with naturalistic detail, rendering a poetic yet raw vision of Appalachia. Although less recognized than contemporaries like Thomas Hardy or Mark Twain, Fox's contributions to American regional literature remain significant, influencing subsequent generations of writers who sought to capture the essence of rural America. Today, 'A Cumberland Vendetta' is studied not only as a piece of literary art but also as a cultural artifact, reflecting the Appalachian way of life during a transformative period in American history.