Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in Port William, his home since birth, remembering.
The Memory of Old Jack is a slab of rich Americana.--The New York Times Book Review Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and. . .
Few novelists treat both their characters and their readers with the kind of respect that Wendell Berry displays in this deeply moving account .
The story tells of the most searing moments of Old Jack\'s life, particularly his debt to his sister Nancy and her husband Ben Feltner, Old Jack\'s model of what an honorable manhood and strength might be.
The Memory of Old Jack is a slab of rich Americana.--The New York Times Book Review Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in Port William, his home since birth, remembering. . .
Few novelists treat both their characters and their readers with the kind of respect that Wendell Berry displays in this deeply moving account .
The story tells of the most searing moments of Old Jack\'s life, particularly his debt to his sister Nancy and her husband Ben Feltner, Old Jack\'s model of what an honorable manhood and strength might be.
The Memory of Old Jack is a slab of rich Americana.--The New York Times Book Review Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in Port William, his home since birth, remembering. . .
Few novelists treat both their characters and their readers with the kind of respect that Wendell Berry displays in this deeply moving account .
The story tells of the most searing moments of Old Jack\'s life, particularly his debt to his sister Nancy and her husband Ben Feltner, Old Jack\'s model of what an honorable manhood and strength might be. --The New York Times Book Review Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in Port William, his home since birth, remembering.
The Memory of Old Jack is a slab of rich Americana. . .
Few novelists treat both their characters and their readers with the kind of respect that Wendell Berry displays in this deeply moving account .
The story tells of the most searing moments of Old Jack\'s life, particularly his debt to his sister Nancy and her husband Ben Feltner, Old Jack\'s model of what an honorable manhood and strength might be.
Old Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in Port William, his home since birth, remembering