The Call of the Cumberlands

by Charles Neville Buck

Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Call of the Cumberlands by Charles Neville Buck

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789360460488
Publisher:	Double 9 Books
Publication date:	01/01/2024
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Charles Neville Buck was an American author who lived from April 15, 1879, to August 10, 1957. Many of his books were turned into plays and movies during the silent film era. A boy named him was born in Woodford County, Kentucky. As a child, Charles William Buck worked in Peru for President Grover Cleveland and wrote a book called Under the Sun about the Inca time. His grandpa on his mom's side was the dean of the medical school at the University of Kentucky. Buck was born near Midway, Kentucky. He grew up in Kentucky, except for the four years he spent in South America with his dad. In 1898, Buck got his degree from the University of Louisville. There were many parts to his books, like Battle Cry in Munsey's Magazine. The story took place in the Cumberland Mountains in Kentucky. Several of his books have pictures inside them by different artists. He writes stories about the mountain guys of Kentucky and the things they do. His first job was as a cartoonist for a year. After that, he worked as a writer in Kentucky for several years. He went to New York City when his writing career took off. He got married and bought a summer home in Orleans, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod.