Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi

Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi
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In Every Day by the Sun, Dean Faulkner Wells recounts the story of the Faulkners of Mississippi, whose legacy includes pioneers, noble and ignoble war veterans, three never-convicted murÂderers, the builder of the first railroad in north Mississippi, the founding president of a bank, an FBI agent, four pilots (all brothers), and a Nobel Prize winner, arguably the most important AmeriÂcan novelist of the twentieth century. She also reveals wonderfully entertaining and intimate stories and anecdotes about her familyâ€”in particular her uncle William, or â€œPappy,â€ with whom she shared colorÂful, sometimes utterly frank, sometimes whimsical, conversations and experiences.
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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â This deeply felt memoir explores the close reÂlationship between Deanâ€™s uncle and her father, Dean Swift Faulkner, a barnstormer killed at age twenty-eight during an air show four months beÂfore she was born. It was William who gave his youngest brother an airplane, and after Deanâ€™s tragic death, William helped to raise his niece. He paid for her education, gave her away when she was married, and maintained a unique relationship with her throughout his life.
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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â From the 1920s to the early civil rights era, from Faulknerâ€™s winning of the Nobel Prize in Literature to his death in 1962, Every Day by the Sun explores the changing culture and society of Oxford, MisÂsissippi, while offering a rare glimpse of a notoriÂously private family and an indelible portrait of a national treasure.
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From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Model Illustrated
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-02-21
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307591050

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Model	Illustrated
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2012-02-21
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307591050

Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi

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