FINAL DRAFT
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Ruth Calhoun, nŽe Read, was born on December 30, 1925, in Tallulah Louisiana, a town of 4000 then, set in rich Delta soil. Two industries were dominant in the area: plantation agriculture and the Chicago Mill and Lumber Company. There was a Coca Cola bottling company and an ice cream plant that sometimes offered three dip cones. Tallulah had a woman lawyer, a woman doctor and a black veterinarian. Now the town is graced by the outstanding Hermione House Museum. Tallulah provided a rich environment for the authorÕs growing up. This is a book of poems written throughout her life.