The voice of small-town America : the selected writings of Robert Quillen, 1920-1948 / compiled and edited by John Hammond Moore.

Author/creator Quillen, Robert
Other author Moore, John Hammond.
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Quillen, Robert, 1887-1948--Anecdotes.
City and town life--South Carolina. --History. --20th century. --Anecdotes.
City and town life--South Carolina. --Fountain Inn. --History. --20th century. --Anecdotes.
Newspaper editors--South Carolina. --Fountain Inn. --Biography. --Anecdotes.
City and town life--Southern States. --History. --20th century. --Anecdotes.
South Carolina--Social life and customs. --20th century. --Anecdotes.
Fountain Inn (S.C.)--Social life and customs. --20th century. --Anecdotes.
Fountain Inn (S.C.)--Biography. --Anecdotes.
Southern States--Social life and customs. --20th century. --Anecdotes.

Contents 1925 : Wives, gals, and Mother Eve -- 1926 : "You can't trust Spring" -- 1928 : "As an uplifter and reformer, I am a Dud" -- 1929 : "The bride is a skinny, fast little idiot" -- 1930 : The tragic death of Jack DuPre -- 1931 : "The Tribune is merely a private hobby" -- 1932 : Jenkins the Bolshevist, "Cotton Ed," and FDR -- 1933 : "Nobody is making money" -- 1934 : "Ye cannot love both birds and cats" -- 1935 : How rabbits became weak little runts -- 1936-1946 : Dealing with change -- 1947 : "The Missus runs the whole shebang" -- 1948 : "Louise, your dad was a good man".
General note"Published in cooperation with the South Caroliniana Library, with the assistance of the Caroline McKissick Dial Publication Fund and the University South Caroliniana Society."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007025088
ISBN9781570037108 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1570037108 (cloth : alk. paper)