Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
$52.92
- Paperback
249 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2009
Summary
For New York Times reporter Dennis Covington, what began as a journalistic assignmentcovering the trial of an Alabama pastor convicted of attempting to murder his wife with poisonous snakeswould evolve into a headlong plunge into a bizarre, mysterious, and ultimately irresistible world of unshakable faith: the world of holiness snake handling. Set in the heart of Appalachia, Salvation on Sand Mountain is Covingtons unsurpassed and chillingly captivating exploration of the nature, power, and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780306818363 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0306818361 |
| Author: | Dennis Covington |
| Publisher: | Da Capo Press |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 249 |
| Edition: | 15th |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2009 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 140mm x 208mm |
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Option , 8/15/11 Heartfelt yet sensational&Covingtons memoir is genuinely life-changing.
Option, 8/15/11 “Heartfelt yet sensational…Covington’s memoir is genuinely life-changing.”
About The Author
Dennis Covington
Dennis Covington is the award-winning author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including Lizard and Lasso the Moon. He teaches creative writing at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
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