Dandelion on the Acropolis

by Jesse Stuart

Jesse Stuart brings Greece, both ancient and modern, to life with his well loved sense of humor, color and poetic descriptions. Dandelion on the Acropolis is a unique account of Jesse and Naomi Stuart’s travels in Greece in 1962. Jesse finds a dandelion growing on the Athenian Acropolis and wonders how much this tiny yellow flower knows about past civilizations that men have yet to learn. They window shop on Constitution Square at night. A Saturday is spent walking through the older part of Athens and the Agora where Socrates once walked. They traveled by boat to the island of Aegina and by plane to Thessaloniki. Trips were also made to Sounion, Patras, and Olympia. By tour bus they went to Corinth and Delphi, where Jesse has a conversation with the gods of ancient Greece. The reader shares this enjoyable exploration of Greece with Jesse and Naomi.

167 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1978

About the author

Jesse Hilton Stuart was an American writer known for writing short stories, poetry, and novels about Southern Appalachia. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of Northeastern Kentucky for his writings. Stuart was named the Poet Laureate of Kentucky in 1954. He died at Jo-Lin nursing home in Ironton, Ohio, which is near his boyhood home.