language arts
J. D. Carpenter’s American Odyssey
DAY 30 — FLORENCE, KENTUCKY: This morning, with the kind help of Jim Howard of Moore’s Point Whiskey and Brad Murray at Parrish Hall Farm, Karen and I were able to visit one of the premier thoroughbred breeding operations in North America, Stonewall Farm, located just outside of Midway, Kentucky, where we were given the [...]
J. D. Carpenter’s American Odyssey
DAY 28 — JACKSON, TENNESSEE: One of my most fervent wishes for this trip was to make a pilgrimmage to Oxford, Mississippi, birthplace of the great novelist and short story writer, William Faulkner. We toured his home, Rowan Oak, an antebellum mansion he bought in 1930 for $6000 (in which are present his last, half-gone [...]
J. D. Carpenter’s American Odyssey
DAY 27 — TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI: One of Karen’s most fervent wishes for this trip was to visit the amazing quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. The descendants of slaves, these women (most of whom still bear the surname Pettway, which was the name of the plantation owner) have made an international name for themselves through the [...]
J. D. Carpenter’s American Odyssey
DAY 26 — THOMASVILLE, ALABAMA: Before we left New Orleans this morning, we drove into the 9th Ward where Hurricane Katrina had done much of her damage.
J. D. Carpenter’s American Odyssey
DAY 25 — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, Part II: We walked around the French Quarter for hours before we knew what it was we liked most about it: the people were friendly, the food was great, but it was the music that bowled us over.
1. MAISON BOURBON
The Dwayne Burns Band: Dwayne Burns, trumpet; Earl Brown, tenor [...]
J. D. Carpenter’s American Odyssey
DAY 24 — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, Part I: One of my goals for this trip was to tour a Louisiana swamp. I had it in mind to set a scene — perhaps the climax — of Campbell Young #5 in such a locale. So two mornings ago we travelled deep into Cajun country, through the [...]
J. D. Carpenter’s American Odyssey
DAY 23 — DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA:
CAMPBELL YOUNG AND PRIAM HARVEY RENT A ROOM FOR THE NIGHT
The desk clerk studied his computer screen. “I’m afraid all I have left is a handicapped room, which I can let you have for seventy-nine dollars plus tax.”
“A handicapped room?” Young said.
“Yes sir, it’s outfitted for handicapped people. Wider doors, [...]
