About this title: The best-selling 1976 memoir of life growing up as an orphan on a Cherokee reservation in backwoods Tennessee during the Great Depression. Later made into a movie, the story was eventually revealed to be a hoax in one of the most celebrated literary scandals of modern times. Forrest Carter was in fact the pseudonym of Asa Carter, a white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan member.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780826308795ISBN:0826308791
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780826308795ISBN:0826308791
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 14th printing, book has some wear on cover, interior clean, no marks or underlines, shows wear from storage. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 216 p. Zia Books. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Date Published: 1986-05
ISBN-13:9780826308795ISBN:0826308791
Description: Good. Paperback. Light overall wear on cover. Pages very clean, binding very tight. Handwritten gift inscription inside front cover. Very good reading copy. (tpb, fic-C) read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780826308795ISBN:0826308791
Description: Good++ Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Covers have some edgewear on spine, mild coverwear. Interior clean, crisp, unmarked and tight. 216 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780826308795ISBN:0826308791
Description: Fine. 0826308791. Acidfree fresh prtg; corner spot 1st 5 chapts, not marked-in, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours.; 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches; 216 pages; The Atlantic "Some of it is sad, some of it is hilarious, some of it is unbelievable, and all of it is charming. " read more
"This book reminded me of what is good about spending as much time as possible outside and appreciating what is natural or good or healthy and why it is not natural, good or healthy to be away from nature or the out of doors or physical labor for too long. I remembered my first love who was raised in awareness of (and opened my eyes to) native american spirituality and thanked God for letting me know and love some of the people whose lives have crossed my own, if only for a season. I wondered about the spirit of nature and whether that could be the reason why, every once in a while, an overwhelming sense causes me to laugh or shout and many things between when I am out in the woods or swimming in a lake. I didn't give this book five stars only because of the occasion the story became too made for the adolescent reader, which I personally find distracting. But for what it is, it really does deserve 5 stars."
"This is a sweet read...as a novel. It was originally published as an autobiography, but later revealed as a total fiction. But despite the controversy over Forrest Carter's past, this book is a wonderful story. It will make you laugh, cry, and reflect upon your own childhood. Although the narration is deceptively simple, it is not simplistic, and the book addresses themes from liberal arts education, multi-culturalism and pride to dealing with death, the environment, and the importance and joys of literature. Of course, on the surface it also succeeds as a great coming-of-age story. Poetic descriptions of the mountain country of Tennessee during the Depression years, truly hilarious episodes with con-artists, snooty English teachers, moonshine runners, and rattlesnakes, The Education of Little Tree is a book that forces us to ask the question: is it possible to separate the artist from the art?"
"If I could give this book 4 1/2 stars, I would. Set in the mountains of Appalachia during the Great Depression, it relates the experiences of Little Tree, a young boy of both Chippewa and white ancestry, between the ages of 5 and 7. A kind of cross between Little House in the Big Woods and The River Why, it's easy enough for young minds to read and interesting enough for old minds to enjoy. There's some material in here that your average middle-schooler might not grasp and some that your average parent might object to (profanity, slang, sexual references, etc.); however, more troubling, challenging, and eye-opening to me were its infrequent depictions of racial and religious bigotry, the grinding screw of poverty, and the ethics of those motivated only by the profit motive. I got choked up while reading a section about how Granma's Pa once heard a stand of white oak trees "commence to cry" after they were marked for clear-cutting by a timber baron, even though the language in that section was as bare and unsentimental as could be. The events in Little Tree speak for themselves.
However, lest anyone get the idea that this book is predominately about Depression and despair, let me say that in between its darker sections, it's as rollicking and happy as a brook in spring. It's got a lot of funny bits and a lot of beautiful scenes. It made for very good bedtime reading--and I daresay it would bear reading aloud very well."
"I actually liked this book because of the relationship the grandfather had with his grandson. Little Tree was certain that he was beloved by his grandparents, and they devoted themselves to the teaching him all that they knew. There are some precious lessons learned. The reason I gave it the low rating was really just because of the high number of times that Little Tree is subjected to crass subject matter. Sometimes you just have to overlook those things -- actually they often have to be overlooked - but because it was the education of a 5 year old it made me less tolerant. Still - I enjoyed the relationship and the outpouring of love for this child who felt that he was home, but I could never read this to my younger children."
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