University Press of
Kentucky (UPK) author T.R.C. Hutton has been named the
recipient of the 2013 Weatherford Award for nonfiction for his
book "Bloody Breathitt:
Politics and Violence in the Appalachian South." The Weatherford Award
is presented by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association annually to honor
books in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that highlight different
characteristics of the Appalachian South.
Established
in 1970, the Weatherford Award commemorates the lives of W.D. Weatherford Sr.,
a prominent Appalachian leader, and his son Willis D. Weatherford Jr., late
president of Berea College. The award was presented March 29, at the
Appalachian Studies Association Meeting held at Marshall University.
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