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Violence
Barely any
Mild rural life experiences; some hunting and nature content
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
Some moonshining as part of the setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate: the emotional warmth of the narrative and its pastoral idealization are the primary register
What this book is about
Presented as the memoir of a Cherokee boy raised by his grandparents in the Tennessee mountains during the Depression, this book gained enormous popularity before its author's true identity was revealed: Asa Earl Carter was a white supremacist and Klan member who fabricated his Cherokee heritage. The text itself is warmly written with a nostalgic pastoral tone; readers should be aware of its origins and the controversy surrounding its false framing.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
The author fabricated his Cherokee identity — this 'memoir' is fiction written by a KKK member; this context is important for all readers
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