John Ehle

October 1, 2025 - John Marsden Ehle Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American novelist known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature". John Ehle was born in Asheville, North Carolina, the oldest ...

As a high school student competing ... Hill, he wrote plays for the American Adventure series on NBC Radio. John Ehle was the author of seventeen books, eleven fiction and six nonfiction....

John Ehle (1925-2018) grew up the eldest of five children in the mountains of North Carolina, which would become the setting for many of his novels and several works of nonfiction. Following service in World War II, Ehle received his BA and MA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he met the playwri

John Ehle was born on 13 December 1925 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer, known for Winter People (1989), The Journey of August King (1995) and General Electric Theater (1953).

John Ehle, a sixth-generation North Carolinian, grew up on land once used as hunting grounds by the Cherokee. He is the author of 14 highly acclaimed works, including The Free Men and Lion on the Hearth. His novel The Winter People has been ...

April 16, 2018 - John Ehle, whose historical novels set in the Appalachian Mountains were acclaimed for the authenticity of the characters’ lives, and whose work for the governor of North Carolina in the 1960s led to significant changes in arts education, died on March 24 at his home in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Read Mr. Ehle's obituary from the Asheville Citizen Times · John Ehle (Ee-lee) was the author of seventeen books—eleven fiction and six nonfiction—including Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation.

A native of Asheville, North Carolina, John Ehle has written seventeen novels and works of nonfiction. His books include The Land Breakers, The Journey of August King, The Winter People, and Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation.

by John Ehle · 4.29 · 1936 Ratings · 254 Reviews · published 1964 · 21 editions · A motley band of characters makes its way into a h…More · Want to Read · Shelving menu · Want to Read · Currently Reading · Read · Add New ShelfDone · Shelving menu ·

John Ehle has 38 books on Goodreads with 29317 ratings. John Ehle’s most popular book is Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation.

March 4, 2025 - Novelist John Ehle has died at age 92. He was the author of 17 books of fiction and nonfiction, including “The Winter People” and “The Journey of the August King.” […]

John Ehle, who worked as special assistant to Gov. Terry Sanford in the 60s, first suggested that North Carolina should have a residential school to train young artists. The prolific and award-winning author died Saturday at age 92.

John Ehle was born on 13 December 1925 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer, known for Winter People (1989), The Journey of August King (1995) and General Electric Theater (1953).

edit data John Ehle (1925-2018) grew up the eldest of five children in the mountains of North Carolina, which would become the setting for many of his novels and several works of nonfiction.

March 27, 2018 - John Ehle, award-winning author and staunch supporter of the arts, has died at age 92.

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July 20, 2018 - JOHN EHLE: Well, I was born in 1925, so it would be… hell, I don’t know, I used to be very good with numbers, but then I got older and older. When I went to Chapel Hill, I worked for a radio station, and I registered in the Department of Radio and Television, and the first assignment was to write a radio play and bring it in on Monday.

Audiovisual materials include audiodiscs of radio shows that Ehle wrote or acted in; audio recordings of interviews done for various books; and moving images, chiefly on North Carolina history, which Ehle produced, sometimes in collaboration with others. A few items relate to Rosemary Harris. The Addition of December 2010 is a journal with detailed entries, 1962-1964, about John Ehle's work as special assistant to North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford, his writing career, the foundations and projects he supported, and his personal life.