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James Still in Interviews, Oral Histories and Memoirs

Ted Olson
James Still in Interviews Oral Histories and Memoirs Book PDF

Author : Ted Olson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786436989

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James Still in Interviews, Oral Histories and Memoirs by Ted Olson Pdf

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 understand and appreciate the many facets of Still's literary voice and vision, compiling transcribed versions of virtually all the interviews and oral histories ever conducted with James Still, along with numerous memoirs in which some of the leading voices in the Appalachian studies movement memorably express their appreciation for Still and his literary legacy.

James Still

Carol Boggess
James Still Book PDF

Author : Carol Boggess
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813174198

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James Still by Carol Boggess Pdf

James Still (1906--2001) first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet, and he remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. Though he is best known for the seminal novel River of Earth -- which Time magazine called a "work of art" and which is often compared to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath as a poignant literary exploration of the Great Depression -- Still is also recognized as a significant writer of short fiction. His stories were frequently published in outlets such as the Atlantic and the Saturday Evening Post and won numerous awards, including the O. Henry Memorial Prize. In the definitive biography of the man known as the "dean of Appalachian literature," Carol Boggess offers a detailed portrait of Still. Despite his notable output and importance as a mentor to generations of young writers, Still was extremely private, preferring a quiet existence in a century-old log house between the waters of Wolfpen Creek and Dead Mare Branch in Knott County, Kentucky. Boggess, who befriended the author in the last decade of his life, draws on correspondence, journal entries, numerous interviews with Still and his family, and extensive archival research to illuminate his somewhat mysterious personal life. James Still: A Life explores every period of Still's life, from his childhood in Alabama, through the years he spent supporting himself in various odd jobs while trying to build his literary career, to the decades he spent fostering other talents. This long-overdue biography not only offers an important perspective on the author's work and art but also celebrates the legacy of a man who succeeded in becoming a legend in his own lifetime.

Southern Appalachian Storytellers

Saundra Gerrell Kelley
Southern Appalachian Storytellers Book PDF

Author : Saundra Gerrell Kelley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786462124

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Southern Appalachian Storytellers by Saundra Gerrell Kelley Pdf

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 every day of their lives as they were growing up.

Junaluska

Susan E. Keefe,from the Junaluska Heritage Association
Junaluska Book PDF

Author : Susan E. Keefe,from the Junaluska Heritage Association
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476680170

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Junaluska by Susan E. Keefe,from the Junaluska Heritage Association Pdf

Junaluska is one of the oldest African American communities in western North Carolina and one of the few surviving today. After Emancipation, many former slaves in Watauga County became sharecroppers, were allowed to clear land and to keep a portion, or bought property outright, all in the segregated neighborhood on the hill overlooking the town of Boone, North Carolina. Land and home ownership have been crucial to the survival of this community, whose residents are closely interconnected as extended families and neighbors. Missionized by white Krimmer Mennonites in the early twentieth century, their church is one of a handful of African American Mennonite Brethren churches in the United States, and it provides one of the few avenues for leadership in the local black community. Susan Keefe has worked closely with members of the community in editing this book, which is based on three decades of participatory research. These life history narratives adapted from interviews with residents (born between 1885 and 1993) offer a people's history of the black experience in the southern mountains. Their stories provide a unique glimpse into the lives of African Americans in Appalachia during the 20th century--and a community determined to survive through the next.

Dwight Diller

Lewis M. Stern
Dwight Diller Book PDF

Author : Lewis M. Stern
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476625317

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Dwight Diller by Lewis M. Stern Pdf

Dwight Hamilton Diller is a musician from West Virginia devoted to traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo music, and a seminary-trained minister steeped in local Christian traditions. For the past 40 years, he has worked to preserve archaic fiddle and banjo tunes, teaching his percussive, primitively rhythmic style to small groups in marathon banjo workshops. This book tells of Diller's life and music, his personal challenges and his decades of teaching an elusive musical form.

The Brown Mountain Lights

Wade Edward Speer
The Brown Mountain Lights Book PDF

Author : Wade Edward Speer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476626208

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The Brown Mountain Lights by Wade Edward Speer Pdf

Mysterious nighttime lights near Brown Mountain in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest have intrigued locals and visitors for more than a century. The result of a three year investigation, this book identifies both manmade and natural light sources--including some unexpected ones--behind North Carolina's most famous ghost story. History, science and human nature are each found to play a role in the understanding and interpretation of the lights people see.

School Segregation in Western North Carolina

Betty Jamerson Reed
School Segregation in Western North Carolina Book PDF

Author : Betty Jamerson Reed
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786487080

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School Segregation in Western North Carolina by Betty Jamerson Reed Pdf

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 struggles, achievements, and ultimate victory of a unified community intent on achieving an adequate education for its children. The book documents the events that initially brought blacks into Appalachia, early efforts to educate black children, the movement to acquire and improve schools, and the long process of desegregation. Personnel issues, curriculum, extracurricular activities, sports, consolidation, and construction also receive attention. Featuring commentary from former students, teachers and parents, this work weighs the value and achievement of rural segregated black schools as well as their significance for educators today.

The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia

Franklin F. Webb,Ricky L. Cox
The Water Powered Mills of Floyd County Virginia Book PDF

Author : Franklin F. Webb,Ricky L. Cox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786487202

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The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia by Franklin F. Webb,Ricky L. Cox Pdf

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 importance of mill site selection, water wheel types, laws regulating mills, the decline of milling and physical remains of abandoned mill sites. The main body of the book provides individual histories of 140 grist, flour, and feed mills, a few of which also processed wool. The histories are based primarily on oral histories, title deed records, and local newspapers. More than 100 photographs and maps supplement the text, and tables provide production figures for various mills from industrial censuses of 1850, 1870, and 1880.

Appalachian Fiddler Albert Hash

Malcolm L. Smith,Edwin Lacy
Appalachian Fiddler Albert Hash Book PDF

Author : Malcolm L. Smith,Edwin Lacy
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476639406

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Appalachian Fiddler Albert Hash by Malcolm L. Smith,Edwin Lacy Pdf

World-class luthier and renowned guitarist Wayne Henderson calls Albert Hash "a real folk hero." A virtuoso fiddler from the Blue Ridge, Hash built more than 300 fiddles in his lifetime, recorded numerous times with a variety of bands and inspired countless instrument makers and musicians in the mountains of rural Southwest Virginia near the North Carolina border. His biography is the story of a resourceful, humble man who dedicated his life to his art, community and Appalachian musical heritage.

Lost Cove, North Carolina

Christy A. Smith
Lost Cove North Carolina Book PDF

Author : Christy A. Smith
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476644226

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Lost Cove, North Carolina by Christy A. Smith Pdf

Located just seconds from the winding Tennessee border, the remote mountain settlement of Lost Cove, North Carolina was once described as where the "moonshiner frolics unmolested." Today, Lost Cove is a ghost town accessible mainly to hikers hoping to catch a glimpse of the desolate settlement. In this first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove, the author paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town's ultimate decline, Lost Cove's history is an in-depth account of family life and kinship in isolation. The author explores historically relevant interviews and genealogical findings from railroad documents, old newspaper articles, church records and deeds. Also included are oral histories that provide authentic, conversational accounts from families in the cove.

African American and Cherokee Nurses in Appalachia

Phoebe Ann Pollitt
African American and Cherokee Nurses in Appalachia Book PDF

Author : Phoebe Ann Pollitt
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781476622163

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African American and Cherokee Nurses in Appalachia by Phoebe Ann Pollitt Pdf

Few career opportunities were available to minority women in Appalachia in the first half of the 20th century. Nursing offered them a respected, relatively well paid profession and--as few physicians or hospitals would treat people of color--their work was important in challenging health care inequities in the region. Working in both modern surgical suites and tumble-down cabins, these women created unprecedented networks of care, managed nursing schools and built professional nursing organizations while navigating discrimination in the workplace. Focusing on the careers and contributions of dozens of African American and Eastern Band Cherokee registered nurses, this first comprehensive study of minority nurses in Appalachia documents the quality of health care for minorities in the region during the Jim Crow era. Racial segregation in health care and education and state and federal policies affecting health care for Native Americans are examined in depth.

The Ravenscroft School in Asheville

Dale Wayne Slusser
The Ravenscroft School in Asheville Book PDF

Author : Dale Wayne Slusser
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781476603506

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The Ravenscroft School in Asheville by Dale Wayne Slusser Pdf

The Ravenscroft School, an Episcopal boarding school in Asheville, North Carolina, 1856 to 1901, had three distinct phases. It was first a "Classical and Theological School" (1856-1864) and then, following the Civil War, a Theological Training School and Associate Mission (1868-1900); in 1887 it split into two departments, a Theological Training School/Associate Mission and Ravenscroft High School for Boys (1887-1901). The purview of this book is from the early days of Asheville (1820s) to the building of Joseph Osborne's mansion in the 1840s (which would eventually house the school), through the years of the school's operation, and thence to the mid-20th century when the campus buildings were sold and repurposed. The book concludes with the efforts by historic preservationists in the late 1970s to save the few remaining buildings. The book includes biographical notes on notable alumni and histories of the churches established by the Ravenscroft Associate Mission and Training School.

A Hospital for Ashe County

Janet C. Pittard
A Hospital for Ashe County Book PDF

Author : Janet C. Pittard
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781476668000

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A Hospital for Ashe County by Janet C. Pittard Pdf

When Ashe County Memorial Hospital opened in November 1941, it was the realization of a dream for the poor, sparsely populated county in the mountains of northwestern North Carolina. Building a hospital is a major undertaking for any community at any time. Accomplishing this in the waning days of the Great Depression and on the brink of World War II, while scant local resources were taxed by catastrophic floods and severe snows, was a remarkable feat of community organization. This is the story of the generations of supporters, doctors, nurses, emergency personnel and others whose lives are interwoven with regional health care and the planning, building and operation of (the "new") Ashe Memorial Hospital. This legacy, brought to life through 114 photographs and personal interviews with 97 individuals, traces the development of health care in a remote Appalachian community, from the days of folk remedies and midwives, to horseback doctors and early infirmaries, to the technological advances and outreach efforts of today's Ashe Memorial Hospital.

Tommy Thompson

Lewis M. Stern
Tommy Thompson Book PDF

Author : Lewis M. Stern
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476635545

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Tommy Thompson by Lewis M. Stern Pdf

Tommy Thompson arrived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1963, smitten by folk and traditional Appalachian music. In 1972, he teamed with Bill Hicks and Jim Watson to form the nontraditional string band the Red Clay Ramblers. Mike Craver joined in 1973, and Jack Herrick in 1976. Over time, musicians including Clay Buckner, Bland Simpson and Chris Frank joined Tommy, who played with the band until 1994. Drawing on interviews and correspondence, and the personal papers of Thompson, the author depicts a life that revolved around music and creativity. Appendices cover Thompson's banjos, his discography and notes on his collaborative lyric writing.

Public Health in Appalachia

Wendy Welch
Public Health in Appalachia Book PDF

Author : Wendy Welch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780786494149

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Public Health in Appalachia by Wendy Welch Pdf

The Appalachian region of the United States sees hunger, poverty, disability, preventable illness and premature death in disproportionally high numbers. Yet, Appalachia also knows the quiet strength of people working together to lift one another up as a community. In this collection of essays, health professionals explore how clinics and communities address the barriers to healthcare that continue to plague this underserved region and discuss theoretical perspectives about Appalachian healthcare. Topics include regional dental care, cancer and diabetes treatment, the integration of primary care and behavioral health, telehealth, the importance of "patient responsibility," and the effects of faith, fatalism and family dynamics on the health of Appalachian youth. Avoiding simplification and stereotype while presenting data, analysis and anecdotes, this volume gives a detailed picture of Appalachia's complex and multi-faceted public health challenges. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.