John Fox, Jr.

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This file appears in: Inspiration Mountain: John Fox, Jr.

Native Kentuckian, John Fox, Jr. pictured here, set many of his stories in eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Inspiration Mountain: John Fox, Jr.

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #777 in Letcher County notes how that region influenced the accomplished novelist John Fox, Jr. Born during the Civil War in Bourbon County, Kentucky, Fox was educated in local…