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Picture of Harry M. Caudill author of the groundbreaking book, Night Comes to the Cumberlands, which is credited as kick starting the War on Poverty in America.
We‘re both actually from the same small town and he‘s been a figure who has always loomed large in my imagination.
#athinsliceofanxiety #whitesburg #kentucky #smalltown #waronpoverty #nightcomestothecumberlands #harrymcaudill #harrymcaudilllibrary #greatestgeneration #letchercounty

Scochrane26 I haven‘t read this one, but a lot of Ky authors mention it. 4y
Wellreadhead @Scochrane26 It‘s amazing at how well it still holds up. 4y
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Letcher County Bookmobile outside of the Letcher County Courthouse sometime in the 1950's
#athinsliceofanxiety #whitesburg #kentucky #bookmobile #history #oldphotos #letchercounty #hometown #anothertime

MMFinck Pls explain. Such an intriguing post. Pls share. Thx. (edited) 6y
Wellreadhead Sure. I don‘t know who took the photo or who is pictured in the photo, but it was taken in the same town that I am originally from and I just thought that it was a cool picture, lol 6y
Ericalambbrown @Wellreadhead love the pic! I come from a looonnngg line of hillbillies in Missouri - I love this sort of history! 6y
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