Spencer's Mountain

Literature & Fiction

Hamner, Earl

Genre Fiction

Delacorte Pr

Relates a young boy's humorous and unexpected adventures while searching through the snowbound hills of Virginia for his father

The Homecoming; A Novel About Spencer's Mountain.

Contemporary

Random House, Inc.

The classic novel that inspired the television series "The Waltons," read by the series' star.

Dell Pub. Co.]

In this classic novel that inspired the TV series The Waltons, a father struggles to support his large family in Depression-era rural Virginia.\nFor generations, the Spencers lived on the mountain that still bears their name in the Blue Hills of Virginia. But the hard times changed everything. Now Clay Spencer works at the local mill in New Dominion and lives with his family in housing provided by the company. A proud patriarch, he is determined to build his loved ones a new home in the hills. And he’ll do whatever it takes to give his children the best lives possible—including his eldest son, Clay-Boy.\nThe first member of the family to graduate high school, Clay-Boy wants to go to college, but the cost of higher education is too great a burden for the Spencers to bear. Still, his father is not easily deterred, even in times of great trials and personal tragedy. But to help his firstborn achieve his cherished dream, the elder Clay may be forced to make a devastating sacrifice that could impact the future of the entire Spencer clan.\nBased on the author’s own family background and childhood experiences, and the basis for the classic motion picture featuring Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara, Spencer’s Mountain is a moving celebration of familial love and commitment in the face of overwhelming odds. Evocative and unforgettable, it is a timeless American classic that will continue to captivate readers for generations to come.

Spencer's Mountain: The Family that Inspired the TV Series The Waltons

United States

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.

Timmy's mom is in a terrible accident on a stormy night after venturing out to feed the local wild deer, but when Lassie senses her distress, she rushes to the rescue and brings Timmy's mother home just in time to celebrate Christmas together.

Lassie a Christmas Story

Children's Books

Sipes, Don

Animals

W Pub Group

Play based on the book by Earl Hamner.

The Homecoming. A Play based on the book by Earl Hamner.

Sergel, Christopher

The Dramatic Publishing Compan

When Clay Spencer fails to arrive home at the expected hour on Christmas Eve of 1933, his family grows concerned. While his seven brothers and sisters and his mother keep vigil the older son, Clay-boy, goes in search of his father. But on his journey through the snowbound Virginia hills, the boy experiences a series of hazardous, touching and hilarious adventures. His life is endangered by an enraged deer, the family's honor is threatened by a well-meaning outsider, and unexpected help is provided by the fearsome county sheriff. An encounter with the neighborhood Negro community church teaches Clay-boy a lesson in race relations and, while taking refuge from a snowstorm, he is overwhelmed by the intoxicating hospitality of two elderly genteel lady bootleggers. Finally, at midnight, when all hope for him has been abandoned, Clay Spencer provides a surprising climax to the story, and in a single moment illuminates the triumph of the human spirit. Rich with life that rings true, filled with nostalgia, laughter and tears, The Homecoming is a warm and wonderful classic of American literature.

The Homecoming: A Novel About Spencer's Mountain

Buccaneer Books

Book by Hamner, Earl, Hamner, Earl H.

The Hollywood Zoo

Biographies & Memoirs

Hamner, Earl H.

Arts & Literature

Blue Ridge Pubns

Waltons

Thomas, Richard

Scott, Eric

Warner Home Video (Firm)

LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)

Peterson, Rod

Learned, Michael

Waite, Ralph

Corby, Ellen

Walmsley, Jon.

Norton-taylor, Judy

Mcdonough, Mary Elizabeth

Harper, David W.

Cotler, Kami

Warner Bros. Television

Lorimar Productions

Amanda Productions (firm)

Distributed By Warner Home Video

MacMillan Audio

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