{"id":1964,"date":"2018-08-03T22:09:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T02:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6b558058a94e4c24a6da6b8fcff087db"},"modified":"2022-05-17T07:49:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T11:49:51","slug":"john-fox-jr-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1964","title":{"rendered":"John Fox Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/John_Fox_Jr_7-698x1024-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/John_Fox_Jr_7-698x1024-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/John_Fox_Jr_7-698x1024.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first popular Appalachian writer lived and wrote in his adopted hometown of Big Stone Gap.\u00a0 His works became the biggest selling books of his time and gave birth to the official Virginia state outdoor drama, &#8220;The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,&#8221; which is performed every summer in that southwest Virginia town.\u00a0 Today we tell the story of John Fox Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Rod and I thank you for lending us your ears.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3084\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1964-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746985\/stories_podcast_213_john_fox_jr.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746985\/stories_podcast_213_john_fox_jr.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746985\/stories_podcast_213_john_fox_jr.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746985\/stories_podcast_213_john_fox_jr.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1964-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/download\/episode\/49746985\/stories_podcast_213_john_fox_jr.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"stories_podcast_213_john_fox_jr.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first popular Appalachian writer lived and wrote in his adopted hometown of Big Stone Gap.\u00a0 His works became the biggest selling books of his time and gave birth to the official Virginia state outdoor drama, &#8220;The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,&#8221; 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