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Bristol Sessions
Writings About the Big Bang of Country Music
Av Charles K. Wolfe, Ted Olson
Häftad, 2005
384 kr
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In the summer of 1927, nineteen bands gathered for a recording session in Bristol, on the Tennessee-Virginia border, including some of the most influential names in American music--the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman and more. Organized by Ralph Peer for Victor records to capitalize …
Pond Mountain Chronicle
Self-Portrait of a Southern Appalachian Community
Av Leland R. Cooper, Mary Lee Cooper
Häftad, 1997
299 kr
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Located in the area where North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee meet, Pond Mountain rises to over 4,000 feet. In its valley it holds the Pond Mountain community, a small area in Ashe County, North Carolina. Most of the families that live in the valley have been there for generations, farming the …
Memoirs of Grassy Creek
Growing Up in the Mountains on the Virginia-North Carolina Line
Häftad, 1997
317 kr
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Born on January 5, 1907, Zetta Hamby spent much of her life in the northwestern mountains of North Carolina, keenly watching the changes in her community of Grassy Creek and in the world. Families, homes, weddings and funerals, politics, health, world war, race relations, the telephone--those are …
Traditional Musicians of the Central Blue Ridge
Old Time, Early Country, Folk and Bluegrass Label Recording Artists, with Discographies
Av Marty McGee
Häftad, 2000
320 kr
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The Central Blue Ridge, taking in the mountainous regions of northwestern North Carolina and southwestern Virginia, is well known for its musical traditions. Long recognized as one of the richest repositories of folksong in the United States, the Central Blue Ridge has also been a prolific source …
W.R. Trivett, Appalachian Pictureman
Photographs of a Bygone Time
Häftad, 2000
317 kr
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W.R. Trivett (1884–1966), a farmer born in Watauga County, North Carolina, was also a self-taught professional photographer who left behind an invaluable collection of more than 400 glass plate negatives taken between 1907 and the late 1940s in the Beech Mountain community of neighboring Avery …
Appalachian Children's Literature
An Annotated Bibliography
Häftad, 2009
1029 kr
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This comprehensive bibliography includes books written about or set in Appalachia from the 18th century to the present. Titles represent the entire region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, including portions of 13 states stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. …
People of the New River
Oral Histories from the Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga Counties of North Carolina
Av Leland R. Cooper, Mary Lee Cooper
Häftad, 2001
311 kr
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Said to be one of the oldest rivers in the world, the New River begins at two locations in Watauga County in northwest North Carolina. From there the North and South Forks meander north through Ashe County until they meet near the Virginia border and continue through a corner of Alleghany County …
John Fox, Jr.
Appalachian Author
Av Bill York
Häftad, 2002
517 kr
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This work is a biography of John Fox, Jr. It draws from personal and family correspondence and covers his entire life, from his birth in Stony Point, Kentucky, in 1862, to his death from pneumonia in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, in 1919. His early life and education at his father's school, his two …
Thistle and the Brier
Historical Links and Cultural Parallels Between Scotland and Appalachia
Häftad, 2003
384 kr
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Scotland and Southern Appalachia have always shared a strong connection. Many of the first people to permanently settle in the Appalachian mountains came from the Scottish highlands seeking religious and other freedoms. Many descendants of those first settlers from Scotland still make their homes …
Tales from Sacred Wind
Coming of Age in Appalachia. The Cratis Williams Chronicles.
Häftad, 2003
517 kr
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Prior to his death in 1985, Cratis Williams was a leading scholar of and spokesperson for Appalachian life and literature and a pioneer of the Appalachian studies movement. Williams was born in a log cabin on Caines Creek, Lawrence County, Kentucky, in 1911. To use his own terms, he was "a complete …
Forest City Lynching of 1900
Populism, Racism, and White Supremacy in Rutherford County, North Carolina
Häftad, 2003
317 kr
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Politics in Rutherford County were heated a century ago: the developing textile industry, the growing population, an agricultural crisis and race relations inflamed everyone. Mills Higgins Flack, a leader of the Farmers' Alliance and the county's first Populist in the state House, was allegedly …
Willard Gayheart, Appalachian Artist
Av Willard Gayheart, Donia S. Eley
Häftad, 2003
448 kr
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Willard Gayheart, a pencil artist from eastern Kentucky who now lives in southwestern Virginia, presents the history, people and culture of the Appalachian region. This book combines a biography of Gayheart with a portfolio of his work and his comments on his inspirations and techniques. His art …
Brevard Rosenwald School
Black Education and Community Building in a Southern Appalachian Town, 1920-1966
Häftad, 2004
299 kr
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A century ago, the Brevard Rosenwald School in Transylvania County, North Carolina, opened its doors to African American students from the community and the surrounding area. It was a microcosm of the community it served; teachers and pupils lived on the same streets, shopped in the same stores, …
Community and Change in the North Carolina Mountains
Oral Histories and Profiles of People from Western Watauga County
Häftad, 2006
317 kr
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Oral history and memoirs preserve much more than a single event. They record information about a time and a particular way of life. Buying a loaf of bread for a dime and a 25-pound bag of flour for a dollar, walking 9 ½ miles in 5 hours, watching the Cove Creek gym (and several school buses) go up …
New River Controversy, A New Edition
Häftad, 2007
365 kr
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This updated edition of the 1979 original covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from damming in the 1970s. The grassroots movement emphasized the river's cultural and historical value rather than narrow environmental issues and became one of the great victories of the environmental …
James Still
Critical Essays on the Dean of Appalachian Literature
Häftad, 2007
560 kr
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Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of Appalachian literature. This compilation of scholarly essays (new and reprinted from hard-to-find sources) exploring Still's literary work is the …
Blue Ridge Parkway by Foot
A Park Ranger's Memoir
Av Tim Pegram
Häftad, 2007
492 kr
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One of the premier tourist attractions of the eastern United States, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina. This volume relates the author's one-of-a-kind backpacking trip along the 469-mile …
Asheville
A History
Av Nan K. Chase
Häftad, 2007
384 kr
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Asheville, North Carolina, grew from humble beginnings as a hamlet for local livestock handlers to become one of the most culturally and artistically diverse cities in the South. The city experienced a quick rise to prosperity in the late 19th century under the influence of wealthy benefactors …
Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty
Häftad, 2007
384 kr
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Owsley County, Kentucky, is well known by journalists, academics, and local historians as a quintessential example of rural poverty in Appalachia. This study identifies several reasons behind Owsley County's ongoing struggle with poverty, including the county's lack of natural resources, a poor …
Frontier Nursing Service
America's First Rural Nurse-Midwife Service and School
Häftad, 2008
384 kr
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There was a time when the average American woman was more likely to die from childbirth than from any other condition except tuberculosis. This was especially true in areas where hospitals and quality medical care were scarce or nonexistent. But deep in the rolling hills of eastern Kentucky's …
Southern Appalachian Poetry
An Anthology of Works by 37 Poets
Av Marita Garin
Häftad, 2008
429 kr
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The mountain South thrives on centuries-old traditions, a fact well known to readers of Appalachian literature, which is among the richest and most evocative of any region in the country. This anthology collects 225 poems by 37 poets of Southern Appalachia, from James Still and Louise McNeill to …
Ball, Bat and Bitumen
A History of Coalfield Baseball in the Appalachian South
Av L.M. Sutter
Häftad, 2008
435 kr
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They emerged from the mines, shook off the coal dust, and stepped onto the diamond. From the early 1900s to the 1950s, baseball games between mine workers were a small-town phenomenon, each team attracting avid and intensely loyal fans. Talented part-time athletes competed at the amateur, semi-pro …
James Still in Interviews, Oral Histories and Memoirs
Av Ted Olson
Häftad, 2009
560 kr
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One of the most admired and influential authors to work in and write about Appalachia, James Still excelled in every genre of literature in which he worked, from novels and short stories to poetry, children's books, and folklore collections. This book is intended to help readers more fully …
Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia
Illustrated Histories, 1770-2010
Av Franklin F. Webb, Ricky L. Cox
Häftad, 2012
619 kr
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From the time of early settlement in Virginia, water-powered mills played a primary role in the state's economy. This work provides an overview of grain milling in Floyd County, Virginia, from 1770 to the present day. Topics covered include the difficulties involved in identifying early mills, the …
Millstone Quarries of Powell County, Kentucky
Häftad, 2009
491 kr
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In the early nineteenth century, mills were ubiquitous, making possible dozens of indispensable items--from the bread served at every meal to the boards used to construct houses and other buildings. Because millstones went through so much daily wear and tear, only certain types of rock formations …
Bibliography of Appalachia
More Than 4,700 Books, Articles, Monographs and Dissertations, Topically Arranged and Indexed
Häftad, 2009
667 kr
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The Appalachian Mountains are home to many myths and stereotypes, but they are also the focus of intense academic interest. This bibliography of books, articles, monographs, and dissertations features more than 4,700 entries, divided into twenty-four subject areas such as activism and protest; …
Southern Appalachian Storytellers
Interviews with Sixteen Keepers of the Oral Tradition
Häftad, 2010
373 kr
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To be from Appalachia--to be at home there and to love it passionately--informs the narratives of each of the sixteen storytellers featured in this work. Their stories are rich in the lore of the past, deeply influenced by family, especially their grandparents, and the ancient mountains they saw …
School Segregation in Western North Carolina
A History, 1860s-1970s
Häftad, 2011
491 kr
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Although African Americans make up a small portion of the population of western North Carolina, they have contributed much to the area's physical and cultural landscape. This enlightening study surveys the region's segregated black schools from Reconstruction through integration and reveals the …
Southern West Virginia and the Struggle for Modernity
Häftad, 2011
384 kr
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This work addresses how southern West Virginia's complex and often chaotic history still impacts key aspects of modern-day life for Mountaineers. At its center are fundamental elements of late 19th and early 20th century Appalachian existence such as the predominance of subsistence farming, the …
George Scarbrough, Appalachian Poet
A Biographical and Literary Study with Unpublished Writings
Av Randy Mackin
Häftad, 2011
396 kr
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A writer's writer, East Tennessee poet and novelist George Scarbrough enjoyed a career that spanned eight decades and included numerous awards. This biography makes use of Scarbrough's personal journals to tie his literature to his life and presents previously unpublished poetry, letters, and prose …
