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Title: Nick and Viola
Subtitle: A Kentucky Family Tragedy in the Tobacco Wars (1904-1911)
Author: Laura Muntz Derr
Narrator: Erin Fossa
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-09-14
Publisher: Laura Derr
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
The audiobook version of Nick and Viola is enhanced by the creative musical talents of Dave Skinner, Texas-based guitarist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Dave started playing the classical guitar at age 12 and has been inuenced by multiple genres since, including country, bluegrass, rock, blues, musical theater, world music, and jazz. Dave read Nick and Viola in the fall of 2013 and was moved by the tragic story to write a haunting ballad, "Tobacco Wars". The song, co-written with Robb Boyd, introduces the audiobook and sets the tone for the story that follows. Dave also provides musical interludes between chapters to create a unique audio experience.
Members Reviews:
Worth the Read
Laura Muntz Derr's Nick and Viola: a Kentucky family tragedy in the Tobacco Wars (1904-1911) is a well-organized and thoughtful history of both the Blue Ridge Tobacco War and the tragedy which struck her ancestors in the context of that often violent economic conflict. Her few references to the Black Patch Tobacco War in Western Kentucky and Tennessee not only provide a contrast--particularly in the difference in the level of support by farmers for the two Associations--but also that tobacco farmers, wherever they lived, struggled mightily in the early twentieth century to survive. Had I read Ms. Derr's book before writing my own novel, I'd have learned some things that would have enriched my story. The book's weakness, noted by an earlier reviewer, may have some merit, but to this reader, they did not detract from the overall finely written, well-crafted, and very informative history.
A good read, overall
More detail than I needed about family members, though found
some of it interesting. My grandparents were tobacco farmers in
eastern Tennessee a few years later than the "Nick and Viola"
story and have wondered what effect, if any. the tobacco wars
had on them. I never knew to ask my questions when they could
have been answered. A good read, overall.
Nick and Viola: A Kentucky Family Tragedy in the Tobacco Wars
I learned so much about "tobacco wars", a portion of history that was sadly missing from my education. The book gave me a new appreciation for those few who were brave enough to stand up against James Duke and also for the even fewer who stood against Clarence LeBus in an effort to provide for their families. What a frightening time for Laura Derr's ancestors!
Nick and Viola
I enjoyed reading this book since the setting was my home county, I worked for an agency that was mentioned in the book and I knew several of the people mentioned here. I think Mrs.Derr did a great job in writing this book.
Good book.
Loved the book. Although I knew my family's story, I still found myself on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. The book is filled with lots of local history and a vivid description of the tobacco process.
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Title: Nick and Viola
Subtitle: A Kentucky Family Tragedy in the Tobacco Wars (1904-1911)
Author: Laura Muntz Derr
Narrator: Erin Fossa
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-09-14
Publisher: Laura Derr
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
The audiobook version of Nick and Viola is enhanced by the creative musical talents of Dave Skinner, Texas-based guitarist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Dave started playing the classical guitar at age 12 and has been inuenced by multiple genres since, including country, bluegrass, rock, blues, musical theater, world music, and jazz. Dave read Nick and Viola in the fall of 2013 and was moved by the tragic story to write a haunting ballad, "Tobacco Wars". The song, co-written with Robb Boyd, introduces the audiobook and sets the tone for the story that follows. Dave also provides musical interludes between chapters to create a unique audio experience.
Members Reviews:
Worth the Read
Laura Muntz Derr's Nick and Viola: a Kentucky family tragedy in the Tobacco Wars (1904-1911) is a well-organized and thoughtful history of both the Blue Ridge Tobacco War and the tragedy which struck her ancestors in the context of that often violent economic conflict. Her few references to the Black Patch Tobacco War in Western Kentucky and Tennessee not only provide a contrast--particularly in the difference in the level of support by farmers for the two Associations--but also that tobacco farmers, wherever they lived, struggled mightily in the early twentieth century to survive. Had I read Ms. Derr's book before writing my own novel, I'd have learned some things that would have enriched my story. The book's weakness, noted by an earlier reviewer, may have some merit, but to this reader, they did not detract from the overall finely written, well-crafted, and very informative history.
A good read, overall
More detail than I needed about family members, though found
some of it interesting. My grandparents were tobacco farmers in
eastern Tennessee a few years later than the "Nick and Viola"
story and have wondered what effect, if any. the tobacco wars
had on them. I never knew to ask my questions when they could
have been answered. A good read, overall.
Nick and Viola: A Kentucky Family Tragedy in the Tobacco Wars
I learned so much about "tobacco wars", a portion of history that was sadly missing from my education. The book gave me a new appreciation for those few who were brave enough to stand up against James Duke and also for the even fewer who stood against Clarence LeBus in an effort to provide for their families. What a frightening time for Laura Derr's ancestors!
Nick and Viola
I enjoyed reading this book since the setting was my home county, I worked for an agency that was mentioned in the book and I knew several of the people mentioned here. I think Mrs.Derr did a great job in writing this book.
Good book.
Loved the book. Although I knew my family's story, I still found myself on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. The book is filled with lots of local history and a vivid description of the tobacco process.