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4/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Pages 272 pp Originally published 1995 Genre Non-fiction Country United States of America | 3.9/5 Goodreads Cover artist Jim Neel Publication date 1995 ISBN 978-0-14-025458-7 Publisher Addison-Wesley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Nominations National Book Award for Nonfiction Similar Dennis Covington books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salvation on Sand Mountain is a 1995 non-fiction book by Dennis Covington. The storyline follows the author as he goes from covering the trial of Glenn Summerford to experiencing a snake handling church in Appalachia. The book was a finalist for the National Book Award.
Contents
Writing style
The book is written in first-person that begins in a neutral, journalistic style and becomes more emotional as the author is drawn to the people and practices of the church.
Reception
Salvation on Sand Mountain was a non-fiction finalist for the National Book Award. Publishers Weekly described the text as "a captivating glimpse of an exotic religious sect." Booklist described it as a "fascinating work [that] catches the essence of a place, southern Appalachia, its people, and the author's personal journey into his past."