The Trials of a Scold: The Incredible True Story of Writer Anne Royall
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250065127 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He is the author of several works of memoir and history, including Reckoning at Eagle Creek, which was the recipient of the David Brower Award for Environmental Reporting. His award-winning stories have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, and on National Public Radio.
Her tenacity earned her the first presidential interview ever granted to a woman, but she acquired enemies for her scathing denouncement of the increasingly blurry lines between church and state. When fifteen years later she was left widowed and destitute after her husband's family declared their marriage invalid, she turned to her writing, and to her political interests. Travelling from Alabama to Washington DC to Pennsylvania, Royall was a fiercely dedicated journalist. A servant in the house of the man she would later marry, Royall read constantly and pursued an education tha
Praise for The Trials of a Scold:"A contemporary of Alexander Hamilton, Anne Royall deserves her own musical. Trials of a Scold does what only the best biographies do: blend meticulous research into a narrative that reads like a novel."--Ron Rash, author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall"God Bless the intemperate muckraker! God bless the courageous truth teller who speaks for the the poor, the abused, and exploited rather than currying favor with the rich, the powerful and self-righteous! God Bless the pointed wit of their sharpened tongues! How hard it is to be the often shot messenger! They save us from our habitual cruelty, denial and hypocrisy. Read it and your faltering hopes will rise.” Studs Terkel on The United States of Appalachia"This is a world-shaking, belief-rattling, immensely important book. Certainly, that question will be a major part of the N