| Anna Hubbard: Out of the Shadows Contributor(s): Cunningham, Mia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813192684 ISBN-13: 9780813192680 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anna Eikenhout (1902-1986) was an honors graduate of Ohio State University, a fine-arts librarian, a skilled pianist, and an avid reader in three languages. Harlan Hubbard (1900-1988), a little-known painter and would-be shantyboater, seemed an unlikely husband, but together they lived a life out of the pages of Thoreau's Walden. Much of what is known about the Hubbards comes from Harlan's books and journals. Concerning the seasons and the landscape, his writing was rapturous, yet he was emotionally reticent when discussing human affairs in general or Anna in particular. Yet it was through her efforts that their life on the river was truly civilized. Visitors to Payne Hollow recall Anna as a generous, gracious hostess, whose intelligence and artistry made the small house seem grander than a mansion. |