{"product_id":"the-climb-from-salt-lick-a-memoir-of-appalachia-paperback","title":"The Climb from Salt Lick: A Memoir of Appalachia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy L. Abrams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1970s, Nancy L. Abrams, a young photojournalist from the Midwest, plunges into life as a small-town reporter in West Virginia. She befriends the hippies on the commune one mountaintop over, rents a cabin in beautiful Salt Lick Valley, and falls in love with a local boy, wrestling to balance the demands of a job and a personal life. She learns how to survive in Appalachia--how to heat with coal and wood, how to chop kindling, plant a garden, and preserve produce. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Climb from Salt Lick\u003c\/i\u003e is the remarkable memoir of an outsider coming into adulthood. It is the story of a unique place and its people from the perspective of a woman who documents its burdens and its beauty, using words and pictures to tell the rich stories of those around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1970s, Nancy L. Abrams, a young photojournalist from the Midwest, plunges into life as a small-town reporter in West Virginia. She befriends the hippies on the commune one mountaintop over, rents a cabin in beautiful Salt Lick Valley, and falls in love with a local boy, wrestling to balance the demands of a job and a personal life. She learns how to survive in Appalachia--how to heat with coal and wood, how to chop kindling, plant a garden, and preserve produce. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Climb from Salt Lick\u003c\/i\u003e is the remarkable memoir of an outsider coming into adulthood. It is the story of a unique place and its people from the perspective of a woman who documents its burdens and its beauty, using words and pictures to tell the rich stories of those around her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Abrams is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, where she trained as a photojournalist. She has worked as a photographer, writer, and editor at the \u003ci\u003ePreston County News\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDominion Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePanorama\u003c\/i\u003e. She holds an MFA in nonfiction from The New School and has been a professional writer and photographer for four decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760089563424,"sku":"9781946684189","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d5ee7888a2c2729a5d9f5374dfcd18b.webp?v=1780171350","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-climb-from-salt-lick-a-memoir-of-appalachia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}