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Morgan, Robert 1944-
Overview
| Works: | 318
works in
539
publications in
10
languages and
23,666
library holdings
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| Genres: | Historical fiction
Domestic fiction
Bildungsromans
Love stories
War stories
Mystery fiction
Horror fiction
Occult fiction
Suspense fiction
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| Roles: | Editor, Illustrator, Instrumentalist, Signer, Performer, Costume designer, Honoree, Set designer, Author of introduction, Actor, Inscriber, Translator, fme, Compiler |
| Classifications: | ps3563.o87147,
813.54 |
Most widely held works about
Robert Morgan
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Most widely held works by
Robert Morgan
Gap Creek : a novel by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
48
editions published
between
1999
and
2011
in
4
languages
and held by
3,921
libraries
worldwide
A novel on the harsh life in the Appalachian Mountains at the turn of the century. The heroine is Julie Harmon whose work load includes hauling water, butchering a hog, rendering lard, plucking a turkey, baking and preserving--all described in detail.
Boone : a biography by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
17
editions published
between
2007
and
2011
in
English
and held by
2,489
libraries
worldwide
This sweeping biography is the story of early America--its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. Novelist Morgan transforms a mythic American hero--a legend in his own time--into a flesh-and-blood man, the man who was the largest spirit of his time. Hunter, explorer, settler, visionary, he was a trailblazer and a revolutionary--an American icon for more than two hundred years. Born in 1734, Boone served in the Virginia legislature, participated in the settling of the Middle West, fought in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, and saw the election of his friend as the first president of the United States, the Louisiana Purchase, and the beginning of the Westward Expansion. Unlike many others of his time, he had a deep respect for the Indians, who taught him how to hunt, navigate, and survive in the wilderness he came to revere.--From publisher description.
This rock : a novel by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
24
editions published
between
2000
and
2011
in
English and No Linguistic Content
and held by
2,231
libraries
worldwide
"The Powell brothers, Muir and Moody, are as different as Cain and Abel. Muir is an innocent, a shy young man with big dreams and not the slightest idea of what to do about them. Moody, the older and wilder brother--embittered by the death of his father, by years of fighting his mother, and by his jealousy of Muir's privileged place in the family--takes to moonshine and gambling and turns his anger on his brother. Muir escapes, hoping to find something--an occupation, a calling--to match his ambition."--Jacket.
Brave enemies : a novel by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
2003
and
2007
in
English
and held by
1,422
libraries
worldwide
In the 1780s, unrest ruled the Carolinas. Settlers were arriving to clear forest glades and ridges as the Cherokees withdrew; British forces were pillaging as the patriots mustered for battle. Robert Morgan's stunning new novel tells a story of two young people caught in the chaos and war raging in the wilderness. Only sixteen years old, Josie Summers murders her abusive stepfather and, wearing his clothes to disguise herself as a man, flees the family farm. Almost immediately lost in the snowy woods, she accepts a young Methodist preacher's invitation to assist in his itinerant ministry. When Joseph's true identity is revealed, the Reverend John Trethman is racked with guilt at having shared his home with a young woman and then falling in love with her. His solution is to marry Josie, performing as both minister and bridegroom. Not long after their wedding, John is kidnapped by British soldiers and forced to minister to their wounded and bury their dead. Josie again disguises herself as a man and joins the North Carolina militia to avoid being taken for a spy. On January 17, 1781, in a wooded pasture called the Cowpens, Josie is gravely wounded in the patriots' victorious battle and despairs of ever seeing John again. Robert Morgan's description of the battle of Cowpens is as vivid and intense as any in Revolutionary War literature. Brave Enemies is a story of romance and enduring love, of the struggle to build a homeland as one era is dying and another age of freedom and discovery is being born.
The truest pleasure by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
17
editions published
between
1995
and
2004
in
English
and held by
1,402
libraries
worldwide
A marriage threatened by religious fervor is saved by an illness. The narrator is Ginny Peace, a farmer's wife with children, whose exhibitions of ecstasy at Pentecostal revival meetings revolt her husband, driving him away. Not until he falls seriously ill, does she gain the strength to escape her drug, realizing the marriage is her truest pleasure.
The hinterlands : a mountain tale in three parts by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1994
and
1999
in
English
and held by
761
libraries
worldwide
The story of a family from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It begins in 1772 when a woman elopes with a homesteader and spans four generations. The material is based on tales told to the author by his family.
The blue valleys : a collection of stories by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1989
and
2000
in
English
and held by
620
libraries
worldwide
Opal dream(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2007
in
English
and held by
458
libraries
worldwide
Kellyanne has two of the best friends in the world. The only problem is that nobody sees them but her. When her father leaves them in an opal mine, it's up to Kellyanne's brother to rally the town to find these two imaginary friends.
The mountains won't remember us, and other stories by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1992
and
2000
in
English
and held by
437
libraries
worldwide
Red owl by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1972
and
1999
in
English
and held by
406
libraries
worldwide
Good measure : essays, interviews, and notes on poetry by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1993
in
English
and held by
336
libraries
worldwide
Robert Morgan, a native of the North Carolina mountains and a widely published poet, has been writing essays about his craft for more than twenty years. This book brings together some of his most thought-provoking pieces, reflections upon poetry from the dual perspective of poet and critic. Morgan begins by examining in succinct and challenging essays the elements of poetry and poetry writing in general, emphasizing the poet's responsibility to provide, as the title suggests, "good measure." Good measure, Morgan cautions, means neither facile spontaneity nor the sort of politicization that most often, he says, forces poets into poses of stylized enlightenment and response. Morgan goes on to discuss specific poets with a craftsman's calm authority. His reflections upon the American tradition in poetry include a tribute to William Cullen Bryant, an illuminating piece on Robinson Jeffers, and studies of the contemporary poets A. R. Ammons, Russell Edson, and Fred Chappell. His look at individual poets also includes dazzling close readings of pieces by the French poet Jean Follain. In "The Transfigured Body" and "Mica," Morgan presents excerpts from his own notebooks, meditations jotted down during the process of composing poems. These notes made in passing provide intriguing insights into the work of poetry. Finally, there are interviews with Morgan by other poets: lively discussions of southern writing, the experience of being a poet in America today, and the influence of Morgan's Appalachian background on his own vocation and career as a poet. Good Measure sparkles with honesty, keen intelligence, and most of all Morgan's conviction that a passionate striving for an unattainable perfection is its own reward. The indifference of the public, the success of the third-rate, the scorn of critical theorists for whom literary quality is irrelevant - none of these is an excuse "for not saying the truth with wit, and for not making poems that will shine long after we have ceased our worry and hope." Poets, scholars, and casual readers alike will find Good Measure a rich source of inspiration and wisdom.
The balm of Gilead tree : new and selected stories by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
4
editions published
in
1999
in
English
and held by
329
libraries
worldwide
Stories on working-class people in North Carolina. In The Ratchet, a truck driver descending a mountain discovers his brakes do not work, while in The Bullnoser an unemployed worker makes a living blackmailing a farmer who is dumping toxic wastes.
Land diving : new poems by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1976
in
Undetermined and English
and held by
298
libraries
worldwide
At the edge of the orchard country by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1987
in
English
and held by
277
libraries
worldwide
World sea fisheries by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1955
and
1956
in
English
and held by
268
libraries
worldwide
Topsoil Road : poems by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2000
in
English
and held by
232
libraries
worldwide
Sigodlin : poems by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1990
in
English
and held by
231
libraries
worldwide
Green River : new and selected poems by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1991
in
English
and held by
229
libraries
worldwide
The strange attractor : new and selected poems by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
214
libraries
worldwide
Lions of the West : heroes and villains of the westward expansion by Robert Morgan (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
2011
in
English
and held by
20
libraries
worldwide
Traces the lives of 10 Americans who played significant roles in the country's westward expansion.
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