Yocona
Puff Adderby Gerald Inmon
Cloth: 6 1/4" x 9 1/4", x+484pp. $27.95
ISBN: 0-977486-3-5 From Taylor House Publishing)
Order now at our special price $24.95
Yocona
Puff Adder
by Gerald Inmon
Cloth: 6 1/4" x 9 1/4", x+484pp.
$27.95
ISBN: 0-977486-3-5 From Taylor House Publishing)
Order now at our special price $24.95
"Yocona Puff Adder Has a lot of Huck Finn in it. The tale is rich with Folksy anecdote and involves two boys, one white, the other black, as they come of age . . . in the rural South. [from 1954 through the 1970s] The locale is obviously Oxford, Mississippi and though the characters have been given fictitious names, some of them such as William Faulkner, are easily recognized in a fascinating town where Inmon, himself, grew up during an interesting period." — Curtis Wilkie, University of Mississippi Cook Chair of Journalism, Author of Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the Modern South
Thousands around the South and in other parts of the country have heard Gerald Inmon's story telling readings and readings from Yocona Puff Adder. Thousands more have read about the friendship of two boys of differing races growing up in the turbulent Mississippi of the 1950s and early 1960s and their coming of age during equally turbulent Vietnam Era in America. These readers have have enjoyed the combination of a good story telling yarn and the insightful saga of two boys, friendship, and America in a time of change and crisis—Yocona Puff Adder. We are sure that you will also enjoy Yocona Puff Adder's. The book's fifty-one chapters are each a short story gem on its own; but, Gerald Inmon has created from them the tapestry of a coherent and compelling novel, using the twin skeins of boyhood friendship and societal turbulence in a masterful work held together by his powerful storytelling gift. Enjoy!
About the Author: Retired from a distinguished career as a professional forester and wildlife biologist, Gerald Inmon now resides in his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi, he holds a BS in forestry and an MS in wildlife management from MSU and was a recipient of The Nature Conservancy's Public Service Award. He served in Vietnam and was honored by being selected as a Battalion Soldier of the Month in the 101st Airborne Division. He has been published in The Journal of Forestry and elsewhere.
A Trade Paperback Edition of Yocona Puff Adder will be forthcoming from James A. Rock & Co., Publishers in Spring 2008.