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7294841Where I Come Fromhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/where-i-come-from-9780986302633/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6852371/image.jpg?v=6387484598205300009797MXNGandhiInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>"They say places like Dry Creek no longer exist."</strong></p><p>In <em>Where I Come From</em>, Curt Iles takes readers on a memorable journey to his beloved Dry Creek, Louisiana home.</p><p>In his fourteenth book, Iles shares over sixty short stories celebrating the rural culture, history, and people of the Louisiana Pineywoods.</p><p>Written in the warm style loved by his readers, Curt writes in a resonant voice that elicits laughter and tears, often in the same story.</p><p>Part travelogue, history book, social commentary, and chock full of memorable tales, <em>Where I Come From</em> is a book readers will find difficult to put down.</p><p>No matter where these stories start, they invariably end up/return to his beloved Dry Creek home.</p><p>"Im from the Pineywoods of western Louisiana. My ancestors began arriving in the No Mans Land area when Louisiana became a state in 1812. They carved homesteads from the vast longleaf pine forests and made it their home. I still own some of that land in Dry Creek, and my calling is to share stories passed down through these generations.</p><p>"Im just as interested in todays Pineywoods and its cast of memorable characters and heartwarming stories. "<em>Where I Come From</em> is about a love of the land, respect for history, and stories about a unique culture I love.</p><p>"Its my love letter to the land I call home. Its where I come from."</p><p>Curt Iles shares the joys and challenges of growing up amidst four generations of family in a centuries-old log house known as The Old House. All his stories boil down to relationships, and Curts stories are a reminder that relationships are the only things that <em>really</em> matter.</p><p>Pull up a rocker on the dogtrot porch of The Old House at the edge of Crooked Bayou Swamp, where memorable stories and life lessons await.</p>...6930148Where I Come From9797https://www.gandhi.com.mx/where-i-come-from-9780986302633/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6852371/image.jpg?v=638748459820530000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259780986302633_W3siaWQiOiI4MTBmNzMzZC1jNTJiLTRiYWMtYTJlMy1jYzk1YjIyYTNjNjAiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjEwMiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MTAyLCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNi0wMlQyMDowMDowMFoiLCJ0byI6IjIwMjUtMDYtMzBUMjM6NTk6NTlaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX0seyJpZCI6ImVmOWE5YmY4LTVkZmQtNDE1MS04MDQ0LTIyMzFkYjZiN2QzZiIsImxpc3RQcmljZSI6OTcsImRpc2NvdW50IjowLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjk3LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNy0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlfV0=9780986302633_<p><strong>"They say places like Dry Creek no longer exist."</strong></p><p>In <em>Where I Come From</em>, Curt Iles takes readers on a memorable journey to his beloved Dry Creek, Louisiana home.</p><p>In his fourteenth book, Iles shares over sixty short stories celebrating the rural culture, history, and people of the Louisiana Pineywoods.</p><p>Written in the warm style loved by his readers, Curt writes in a resonant voice that elicits laughter and tears, often in the same story.</p><p>Part travelogue, history book, social commentary, and chock full of memorable tales, <em>Where I Come From</em> is a book readers will find difficult to put down.</p><p>No matter where these stories start, they invariably end up/return to his beloved Dry Creek home.</p><p>"Im from the Pineywoods of western Louisiana. My ancestors began arriving in the No Mans Land area when Louisiana became a state in 1812. They carved homesteads from the vast longleaf pine forests and made it their home. I still own some of that land in Dry Creek, and my calling is to share stories passed down through these generations.</p><p>"Im just as interested in todays Pineywoods and its cast of memorable characters and heartwarming stories. "<em>Where I Come From</em> is about a love of the land, respect for history, and stories about a unique culture I love.</p><p>"Its my love letter to the land I call home. Its where I come from."</p><p>Curt Iles shares the joys and challenges of growing up amidst four generations of family in a centuries-old log house known as The Old House. All his stories boil down to relationships, and Curts stories are a reminder that relationships are the only things that <em>really</em> matter.</p><p>Pull up a rocker on the dogtrot porch of The Old House at the edge of Crooked Bayou Swamp, where memorable stories and life lessons await.</p>...9780986302633_Creekbank Stories LLClibro_electonico_9780986302633_9780986302633Curt IlesInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram30-epub-f4ebe05e-e9f0-465e-89d6-accd37d1fdbf.epub2025-02-08T00:00:00+00:00Creekbank Stories LLC