Rhea Wells: Boy of Jonesborough by Brenda M. G’Fellers

This is really a picture book for all ages. It lays out the life and career of Rhea Wells (1891-1962)in a very straight forward manner enhanced by appropriate photos. Wells grew up on a farm near Jonesborough, Tennessee, until he was ten when he moved to Alabama. He returned to East Tennessee to go to Maryville College and then became a set designer in New York City and an author and illustrator of several books.  He retired to Jonesborough where he contributed to the town in many ways as a professional in art, literature, and the theater. Jonesborough, Tennessee: Mountain Gap Books, 2018. 32 page pages with photographs on every page. 8” X 10” paperback