Tales from a Free-Range Childhood by Donald Davis
The "father of family tales" presents 18 stories about growing up in western NC.Donald Davis grew up near Waynesville, North Carolina, before attending Davidson College. After earning a B.A. in English there, he graduated from Duke University Divinity School. For over 20 years, he was a minister in the United Methodist Church. In 1989, he became a full-time storyteller. He now tours the country 10 months a year, making approximately 300 storytelling presentations annually. Carolina, he conducts special week-long workshops on the creation and performance of personal and family stories. His workshops were the subject of a documentary film that premiered on public television in Utah in August 2010. He has been a featured storyteller at the Smithsonian Institution and the World’s Fair and a guest host for National Public Radio’sGood Evening program. He was selected for the “Circle of Excellence” by the National Storytelling Association and served as the chairman of the board of the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling for six years. When he’s not traveling, he makes his home on Ocracoke Island.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780895875099 |
| ISBN 10 | 0895875098 |
| Title | Tales from a Free-Range Childhood |
| Author | Donald Davis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John F Blair Publisher |
| Year published | 2011-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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