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=The Thread That Runs So True =


 * Summary of this page**: (This is an autobiography by Jessie Stuart, published in 1949) This is the story of Jesse Stuart, who went from being a mountain school teacher to a Superintendent. He travels and meets new people, who offer him new jobs. Jesse is often faced with difficult situations, and just like any clever man, always finds a way through it.

Rated **Good** by //AdamanCrusader//

Jesse Stuart introduces himself to us as a mannered, young man who starts off his career as a rural teacher. He teaches in Lonesome Valley, the place where he starts off his fascinating journey. Don Conway, a friends of his 20 years of age, had decided to go back to school, as Jesse convinced him that he could learn how to measure an acre, figure out the number of bushels in a wagon bed, etc. From all his pupils, Jesse would have no problems except one: a large, burly student named Guy Hawkins. He went to several places looking for a fight, and would commonly whip the living guts out of the other person. Guy comes to school one night as ad as ever. He demands to fight Jesse; Jesse agrees and gets ready. Guy throws punches at him; Jesse dodges and whips Guy with successful blows. Guy goes home, respecting Jesse as a tough fighter now. Jesse goes to a academic challenge against a beautiful teacher named May Woods. May had more than twice as many pupils, but quality beats quantity. Jesse wins with one pupil left; a smart girl named Margaret Prater. Afterwards, Jesse says his goodbyes to Lonesome valley, and leaves for the rest of the world.
 * __"The Needle's Eye that does Supply-The Thread that Runs so True"__**

Jesse's parents are proud of their son graduating from a college. Superintendent Larry Anderson holds a good job for him; be the faculty at Winston High School. Jesse accepts; his pay would be $100 a month. Jesse meets his new pupils, but one that stands out is a boy named Budge Waters. He is a remarkable genius; even smarter than Jesse himself. They challenge Landsburgh High to an academic challenge. Winston easily beats, and Jesse says his goodbyes to Winston.

Jesse is successful once again.He is now the principal of Landsburgh High, the school he once beat. But the school still has their faults. Jack Alexander and Roger Sutherland, two great stars on the football team, hold great grudges against each other. Coach Watson and Jessie let them slug it out, but make them stop when Roger reached for a stick. When that problem is solved, Jason Hinton warns Jessie that the town has been talking about Jessie dying his own pants sulfur. Jessie realizes that it is from the sulfur that he walks by as he goes to work. He has no choice but to move to Landsburgh. Jessie than finds another problem: students gambling. When parents ask him why he has not punished them, he calls a meeting. He tells them that the police ought to have his hotel room, as it could see in all directions except one. he asked the parents if they knew where there children were at night. He warns the towns bootlegger to be careful to whom he sells his whiskey to. Problems in this town abruptly stopped, and Jesse solves another problem.
 * __"I stumped my toe and down I go-Many a Dark and Story Night"__**

Jason quit his job as principal, but is invited to be the new Superintendent. He accepts the job, and Jesse is blessed with more money then he had made in the past. However, one man on his board, Mooner Bentworth, is against everything he does. Benton Dangerfield, a loyal man, has evidence to remove Mooner from office. They do it, but allow him to stay in office as it was his last year. Rodney Norton and Fred Harrison, were two such fellows who fought in the town. Fred won by three votes in an election, but Rodney says he stole it. Rodney and his supporters accused Fred of kissing a teacher in front of the pupils. They take it to court, and Jesse is freed from the situation. Jesse then decides to go visit the rural schools in the country, and he invites his friend Lester Larkes to help him. They drive all over the county, getting into several situations, including a bullet almost crippling Jesse. Jesse meets several old faces again, such as Don Conway. However, Jesse makes mistakes, and everyone in the town hates him for it. Jesse then decides to go for principal of Maxwell High, and he is elected, and Jesse says his farewells to Landsburgh.

To be the principal of Maxwell was heaven for Jesse. He made more money than he ever did in the past.He hires two people, Charles Meyers and Mrs. Meyers, his wife. Jesse's superintendent let Jesse do whatever he wanted to to the school to make it better. Jesse is stunned when one of his pupils, Eustacua Pratt, proves him wrong when she scored 100 on her test. Jesse pays for her to go to college. Jesse then later fights off bandit-type people in an audience at a school meeting. He then faces another problem: a boy named Toodle Powell, would bite people like a dog when he tackled people. They solves this problem by giving him a helmet-mask. It finally falls off when he tackles Fenton Hoskins, Jesse's first cousin. Although they lost, it was a valuable lesson.
 * __"Many a School have I let go"__**

Jesse got married to a woman named Naomi Deane. He retires from the teaching career, and becomes a sheep farmer. Jesse's story has ended, and he died in 1984.
 * __"Because I wanted you"__**

=Review =

This was a very interesting autobiography. I enjoyed reading it, and I'm sure you will too. //AdamanCrusader// **Good**