T.S. Stribling's Life
Stribling museum
Family Life
Facts
Novels
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Where and When was T.S. Stribling born 

 March 4 1881, Clifton Tenneessee 

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What year was the Museum donated to the city of Clifton?

1946

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What were the names of Striblings Parents?

Christopher Columbus Stribling and Amelia Waits Stribling 

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How much money did he sell his first story for?

5 Dollars

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At age 12 what was the title of Striblings first short story?

"The House of Haunted Shadows"

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When did T.S. Stribling die 

 July 8 1965, Florence, Alabama

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Where is the museum located?

Clifton, Tenneessee 

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Who was Striblings wife?

Louella Kloss

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How many short stories could Stribling create in a day using his elaborate method?

Up to 7 a day

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What was the name of his Trilogy of novels?

"The Vaiden trilogy"

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What University did Stribling Graduate from?

University of Alabama School of Law 

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What year did the Stribling's move back into their Clifton residence? 

1959

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In what year did the Stribling's move to Florence?

1965

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How did Stribling describe his short stories?

He Described them as moral adventures which showed "how diligence and virtue were always rewarded and how a boy who never smoked cigarettes would undoubtedly get tore a great banker and would eventually foreclose on the cigarette smoker's farm"


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What was the title of his First novel in his epic trilogy?

"The Forge"

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What year did Stribling join the. Chattanooga news?

1917

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Can you visit the Museum? Y/N

Yes

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Did the Stribling's have any children?

No

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When did Stribling win the Pulitzer Prize and for what novel?

June 6, 1933, and "The Store"

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Which of his novels was about the social critique of America during his time and exposing the social rules/the Jim Crow laws?

"Birthright"

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What place did Stribling visit often throughout his childhood that would later on give him ideas for settings and characters for his future novels?

Gravelly Springs, Alabama 

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Who built the Museum?

Mrs.Louella’s father

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When did Mrs. Louella pass away?

October 12, 1993

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Stribling sold more books than anyone between the two world wars? T/F

True

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What was the name of Striblings first best seller novel?

"Teeftallow"

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