Our Fathers' Fields: A Southern Story

When University of Georgia English professor James Everett Kibler undertook the restoration of a dilapidated plantation home in his native Newberry County, South Carolina, a sudden storm dislodged an antique pen from its resting place behind the home's mantel. Kibler interpreted the event as a sign. He expertly weaves an engaging and many-faceted history for readers. As restoration work becomes personal journey, he slowly unearths the remarkable saga of the Hardy family, giving words to their silence, their Southern land, and the people who lived on it.