NIght Comes to the Cumberlands
Examine archival material contained in the Harry Caudill Papers in Special Collections. You will read some selected correspondence that relates to the early 1960s publication of his book, Night Comes to the Cumberlands. You will write a short reaction papers (3-4 pages) on what these records tell us about the era in which the book was written, and the political/social/cultural context of how people reacted to the book.