Project Gutenberg 2013-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 84 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury Back Home: Being the Narrative of Judge Priest and His People Sequel: "Old Judge Priest," #44224. Words and music -- The county trot -- Five hundred dollars reward -- A judgment come to Daniel -- Up Clay Street -- When the fighting was good -- Stratagem and spoils -- The mob from Massac -- A dogged under dog -- Black and white. Produced by David Widger "Back Home: Being the Narrative of Judge Priest and His People" by Irvin S. Cobb is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The book explores Southern life through the lens of a small community in Kentucky and focuses on characters like Judge Priest, who reflects on the unique aspects of Southern culture and society after the Civil War. It delves into themes of justice, racism, and the complexities of life in the South, offering a more nuanced depiction of Southern people. The opening of the narrative sets the stage with a preface discussing the author's intention to portray an authentic representation of Southern life, contrasting with the stereotypical versions often presented in Northern literature. The story begins in Forked Deer County with the trial of Breck Tandy, who is accused of murdering Abner J. Rankin, the most popular man in town. Various townspeople, including the anxious jury and Tandy’s frightened wife, are introduced amidst the bustling atmosphere of the town on Court Monday, highlighting differences in class, race, and local customs. Judge Priest, a key character, is also introduced, hinting at his role in the unfolding events and the themes Cobb intends to explore throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, American Kentucky -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 521033 521042 2024-09-18T13:45:34.119050 2023-09-19T09:26:36.703738 text/html text/html 528303 2021-02-21T08:30:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 203609 2021-02-21T08:30:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 272060 2024-09-18T13:45:41.343040 application/epub+zip 280582 2024-09-18T13:45:35.926012 application/epub+zip 280582 2024-09-18T13:45:34.874030 application/epub+zip 561111 2024-09-18T13:45:45.678035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543735 2024-09-18T13:45:40.598058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417759 2022-09-20T07:39:57.719140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495659 2024-09-18T13:45:33.377059 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 499395 2018-03-11T13:14:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 198379 2018-03-17T15:56:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 495340 2013-11-18T09:41:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 197860 2013-11-18T09:41:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 495331 2013-11-18T09:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197829 2013-11-18T09:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22365 2024-09-18T13:45:45.824985 application/rdf+xml 23157 2024-09-18T13:45:35.251051 image/jpeg 4565 2024-09-18T13:45:35.061219 image/jpeg 271072 2024-09-18T13:45:34.165071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia