It’s a heartwarming tale: a small Cherokee boy is raised by his aging grandparents and taught to love the land and be tolerant of others. It is “the way” of the Cherokee tribe, and the writing is simple, ironic, and at times hilarious. The Education of Little Tree was written not by a person raised • Read More »
Tags: Asa Carter, authorship, Forrest Carter, literary hoax, The Education of Little Tree, This American Life
This newsletter was sent to everyone on Jim’s email list (4,204) on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. The state of Alabama plays a prominent role in this week’s newsletter. So does Edgar Allan Poe (again), James Whistler, and the Washington Post. The newsletters this week and next week are a bit shorter than usual because of the Christmas season. Next week I • Read More »
Tags: Ambrose Bierce, Brian Reed, Casefile, cozy mystery, Dirty John, Edgar Allan Poe, James Whistler, Murder on the Movie Set, Phifer Hall, podcast, real crime, Real Crime Profile, S-town, Sandi Scott, Sword and Scale, The Devil's Dictionary, This American Life, true crime, True Crime All the Time, University of Alabama, Washington Post, watercolor