Appalachian Justice

by Melinda Clayton

Billy May Platte is a half Irish, half Cherokee Appalachian woman who learned the hard way that 1940s West Virginia was no place to be different.

As Billy May explains, "We was sheltered in them hills. We didn't know much of nothin' about life outside of them mountains. I did not know the word lesbian; to us, gay meant havin' fun and queer meant somethin' strange."

In 1945, when Billy May was fourteen years old and orphaned, three local...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1950750116
• ISBN13: 9781950750115
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Thomas-Jacob Publishing, LLC
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"