(027720) Edmiston, William C. The Fat Of The Land. St. Augustine, FL: The Record Press, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 233 pages. Fine in Very Good DJ. A scarce self-published book. Notation and inscription on front endpaper: To Virginia/This book was written by/my father. I think we/ share many memories in/common/With prayers and love/Helen Gitlin/Christmas, 1997. DJ top edge is worn and has two small closed repaired tears . The author was born in Petersburg, Tennessee in 1891. He attended Trinity College (ie Duke University) in Durham, NC. Most of his life was spent in the teaching professsion in both high schools and colleges in various parts of the south. The Preface of the book written by his daughter Helen, states that this book 'is an unpretentious book written about people who lived in middle Tennessee around the turn of the century. It is the story of their way of life, their loves, births, deaths, disappointments, and successes.