Outskirts Press Announces Understanding Apples, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Regional Subjects - South Book from Johnson City, TN Author JS Moore
Johnson City, TN, June 28, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Understanding Apples by JS Moore, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Regional Subjects - South category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $13.95. Understanding Apples is also available in its 5.5 x 8.5 Casebound edition for $22.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/UnderstandingApples was launched simultaneously with the book’s publication.
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
This book is a collection of stories mainly about an area in the city of Kingsport, TN called Long Island, a rough and tumble area after Prohibition known for violence and bootlegging. There are stories about the Cleek Brothers (Hack, Buck, Zeke, Boot, and Bill), Ransom Bishop, Judd Moore, Snapper Jobe, Barney McNew, Clay Rodefer, Buzz McClain and even a tale about the origins of Long Island Iced Tea. Look for cameo appearances from Kingsport barbers Ken and Claude “Mouth of the South” Russell as well.
Anyone that knows the city of Kingsport in Tennessee, the Model City, our “Little Apple”, knows about Church Circle and the area adjacent to it: Five Points, quite a seedy area to this very day. For a moment let’s examine this fine town – the way it is now and the way it used to be.
It used to be that Kingsport, Tennessee wasn’t King’s Port at all. It was Christianville prior to King’s Port, but well before that the area was part of a Cherokee nation – so vast – and so rich in agriculture and history, oral history, the area was actually a sacred ground to the Native Americans.
What is called Long Island here in Kingsport, Tennessee was once a hallowed stretch – a four and a half mile island that was nestled between the Holston River and the Sluice, revered by the tribesman for its energy and spiritual presence. Before 1776 and the Battle of Long Island Flats it was said that no man could be killed on Long Island. But in 1777 the chiefs of all seven clans gathered and signed a treaty with the white man, giving up not only hundreds of thousands of their acreage, but millions – including the sacred ground known as Long Island. Because the chieftains’ decision was not unanimous among the elders or their sons – a powerful curse was placed upon the hallowed ground: No man would ever find peace there.
A mere window of events is shared within the pages of this book that offer only a glimpse of what life was like thereafter.
Deftly constructed at 244 pages, Understanding Apples is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Regional Subjects - South category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Understanding Apples meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $13.95 and $22.95, respectively.
Additionally, Understanding Apples can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781598007466 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback SRP: $13.95
ISBN: 9781598009750 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 Casebound SRP: $22.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/UnderstandingApples
About the Author
JS Moore was born in Kingsport,Tennessee. The younger of two boys, JS was known for his fast talking friendliness, which earned him the nickname "Auctioneer" by his grandfather.
As a child JS took interest in stories, both reading and telling them. At age thirteen he was in a storytelling group that traveled around the Tri-Cities area sharing stories with anyone who might listen.
From childhood to adolescence JS developed a great bond with his grandfather, Judd Moore, who told him stories about what his rough-and-tumble life had been like.
JS always considered his grandfather one of the good guys, though Judd Moore's reputation would say otherwise.
Understanding Apples is about a different time, when the law barely existed, and a working man had to make his own way.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
This book is a collection of stories mainly about an area in the city of Kingsport, TN called Long Island, a rough and tumble area after Prohibition known for violence and bootlegging. There are stories about the Cleek Brothers (Hack, Buck, Zeke, Boot, and Bill), Ransom Bishop, Judd Moore, Snapper Jobe, Barney McNew, Clay Rodefer, Buzz McClain and even a tale about the origins of Long Island Iced Tea. Look for cameo appearances from Kingsport barbers Ken and Claude “Mouth of the South” Russell as well.
Anyone that knows the city of Kingsport in Tennessee, the Model City, our “Little Apple”, knows about Church Circle and the area adjacent to it: Five Points, quite a seedy area to this very day. For a moment let’s examine this fine town – the way it is now and the way it used to be.
It used to be that Kingsport, Tennessee wasn’t King’s Port at all. It was Christianville prior to King’s Port, but well before that the area was part of a Cherokee nation – so vast – and so rich in agriculture and history, oral history, the area was actually a sacred ground to the Native Americans.
What is called Long Island here in Kingsport, Tennessee was once a hallowed stretch – a four and a half mile island that was nestled between the Holston River and the Sluice, revered by the tribesman for its energy and spiritual presence. Before 1776 and the Battle of Long Island Flats it was said that no man could be killed on Long Island. But in 1777 the chiefs of all seven clans gathered and signed a treaty with the white man, giving up not only hundreds of thousands of their acreage, but millions – including the sacred ground known as Long Island. Because the chieftains’ decision was not unanimous among the elders or their sons – a powerful curse was placed upon the hallowed ground: No man would ever find peace there.
A mere window of events is shared within the pages of this book that offer only a glimpse of what life was like thereafter.
Deftly constructed at 244 pages, Understanding Apples is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Regional Subjects - South category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Understanding Apples meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $13.95 and $22.95, respectively.
Additionally, Understanding Apples can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781598007466 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback SRP: $13.95
ISBN: 9781598009750 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 Casebound SRP: $22.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/UnderstandingApples
About the Author
JS Moore was born in Kingsport,Tennessee. The younger of two boys, JS was known for his fast talking friendliness, which earned him the nickname "Auctioneer" by his grandfather.
As a child JS took interest in stories, both reading and telling them. At age thirteen he was in a storytelling group that traveled around the Tri-Cities area sharing stories with anyone who might listen.
From childhood to adolescence JS developed a great bond with his grandfather, Judd Moore, who told him stories about what his rough-and-tumble life had been like.
JS always considered his grandfather one of the good guys, though Judd Moore's reputation would say otherwise.
Understanding Apples is about a different time, when the law barely existed, and a working man had to make his own way.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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