Download or read book Tales of the Home Folks in Peace and War (1898) written by Joel Chandler Harris and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-26 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 - July 3, 1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years. He spent the majority of his adult life in Atlanta working as an associate editor at the Atlanta Constitution.