Will Alexander is the sheriff in a small town in southern Appalachia, and he knows that the local thug Holland Winchester has been murdered. The only thing is the sheriff can find neither the body nor someone to attest to the killing. Simply, almost elementally told through the voices of the sheriff, a local farmer, his beautiful wife, their son, and the sheriff's deputy, One Foot in Eden signals the bellwether arrival of one the most mature and distinctive voices in southern literature.
Award winning Author, Ron Rash lives in Clemson, South Carolina. Rash grew up in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Gardner-Webb College and a master’s degree in English from Clemson University. He taught high school English for two years and was an instructor of English at a technical college for seventeen years. Additionally, he has taught at Queens College, Clemson University, and the University of Georgia, and presently serves as the first Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University.
Ron Rash will address the Freshman Class on August 19, 2008 at 1:00 PM in Littlejohn Coliseum. All Freshmen are required to attend and will be escorted to Littlejohn by their Welcome Leader.
Questions regarding Summer Reading Essay submission should be directed to Cynthia Haynes at texcyn@clemson.edu; all other Summer Reading questions should be directed to Casey Berkshire at clberks@clemson.edu or by phone at 864-656-6902.