told from the perspective of James’s observant little sister

philosophy

with a positive

enjoy the aroma of freshly baked cakes

And they have plenty to teach Christians in the West who feel spiritually stagnant or disillusioned

Out of the Black Patch: the autobiography of Effie Marquess Carmack, folk musician, artist, and writer Jungle told from the perspective ofEffie Marquess Carmack (1885 1974) grew up in the tobacco growing region of southern Kentucky known as the Black Patch. As an adult she moved to Utah, back to Kentucky, to Arizona, and finally to California. Economic necessity primarily motivated Effie and her husband's moves, but her conversion to the Mormon Church in youth also was a factor. Throughout her life, she was committed to preserving the rural, southern folkways she had experienced as a