Peein’ Off the Porch
Peein’ Off the Porch by J. C. Abbott is a collection of pastoral poems and stories that reflect the author’s early years growing up as the son of a sharecropper on a cotton farm in Western Tennessee during the Great Depression. Published by Trafford Publishing in 2006, this 304-page book is written in English and offers a personal narrative that captures the nuances of life in a small farming community. The work chronicles experiences from the author’s earliest memories until the age of seventeen, presenting a journey from humble beginnings to a comfortable middle-class life.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of various aspects of the author’s life, including family dynamics, community interactions, and the challenges faced during that era. The book delves into living conditions, education, and social issues, providing insights into the author’s upbringing and the environment of Trimble, Tennessee. Through vivid descriptions, Abbott shares his reflections on farm work, relationships, and the cultural landscape of his youth, making this collection a rich tapestry of personal history and regional experience.
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The earliest years of my life, from earliest memory until the age of seventeen are remembered in this collection of pastoral poems and stories that chronicle my experiences growing up as the son of a sharecropper on a cotton farm in Western Tennessee during the Great Depression. This is not a “rags to riches” story. It is a rags to a comfortable “middle class” life story. It may not be remarkable to others, but for me and my humble beginnings; it is remarkable.
Every aspect of the authors life has been covered—family, friends, neighbors, teachers, schoolmates, merchants and townsfolk of the community surrounding the small farming town of Trimble, Tennessee. Descriptions of living conditions, dwellings, family relationships, farm work, diet, money, speech and language, weather, education, religion, play, segregation, war, then and now, no more, transportation and clothing are presented in detail.
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