History: Literature / Christy

''Christy'' is a novel written by Catherine Marshall in 1967.  It tells the story of nineteen year-old Christy Huddleston, who leaves her comfortable middle-class life to teach at a missionary school in the early 1900, in the remote and impoverished Appalachian village of Cutter Gap, Tennessee.  Christy is initially daunted by the old-fashioned and superstitious customs of the community, but aided by her faith and determination, she soon learns how to connect with its inhabitants.  Other important characters include Alice Henderson, a Quaker who runs the missionary school, David Grantland, a preacher, and Neil [=MacNeill=], a doctor.

A television adaptation was made in 1994, and ran for twenty episodes.  Three made-for-TV movies were also produced in 2000-2001.  The story was also expanded into a series of books written by C. Archer, starting in 1995.

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* FrontierDoctor: Neil [=MacNeill=].
* LoveTriangle: Both David and Neil develop feelings for Christy.
* MountainFolklore: The setting for the story.
* PreacherMan: David Grantland. 
* {{Schoolmarm}}: Christy.
* TheMissionary: A missionary school has been set up at Cutter Gap, and is run mostly by Alice and David.
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