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The Pond Mountain Chronicle

Leland R. Cooper,Mary Lee Cooper
The Pond Mountain Chronicle Book PDF

Author : Leland R. Cooper,Mary Lee Cooper
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476612652

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The Pond Mountain Chronicle by Leland R. Cooper,Mary Lee Cooper Pdf

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 land. Here 31 Pond Mountain residents reflect on their childhoods, families, neighbors, customs and traditions, and the changes that have come to their mountain communities. What emerges is a unique look at a way of life that is rapidly being lost to history.

Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains

Georgann Eubanks
Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains Book PDF

Author : Georgann Eubanks
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781469626062

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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains by Georgann Eubanks Pdf

This guidebook is the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading literature from our state's finest writers. Organized geographically through a series of eighteen half-day and day-long tours in the western part of the state, the book directs curious travelers to the historic sites where Tar Heel authors have lived and worked. Along the way, travelers can read outstanding excerpts from the writers, evoking the places, customs, colloquialisms, and characters that figure prominently in their poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and plays. More than 170 writers from the past and present are featured in this volume, including Sequoyah, Elizabeth Spencer, Fred Chappell, Charles Frazier, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Robert Morgan, William Bartram, Gail Godwin, O. Henry, Thomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anne Tyler, Lillian Jackson Braun, Nina Simone, and Romulus Linney. Each tour provides information about the libraries, museums, colleges, bookstores, and other venues open to the public where writers regularly present their work or are represented in exhibits, events, performances, and festivals.

The Brown Mountain Lights

Wade Edward Speer
The Brown Mountain Lights Book PDF

Author : Wade Edward Speer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,9 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.

Community and Change in the North Carolina Mountains

Anonim
Community and Change in the North Carolina Mountains Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786425938

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Community and Change in the North Carolina Mountains by Anonim Pdf

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 1⁄2 miles in 5 hours, watching the Cove Creek gym (and several school buses) go up in flames--these are just a few of the tales related in this collection of oral and written histories. From boating to finding a first job, from riding a pony to school to joining the Navy, this book contains dozens of memories gathered from the residents of western Watauga County, North Carolina. Concentrating primarily on the decades of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, these stories focus on the elements of everyday life in a mountain community. They deal with both traditional rural activities--such as berry picking, soap making, trading and bartering--and universal experiences such as school days and dating. The book includes a special section on the war experiences of Watauga County residents both at home and overseas. Contemporary photographs and an index are included.

Dwight Diller

Lewis M. Stern
Dwight Diller Book PDF

Author : Lewis M. Stern
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,6 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.

Wayne Howard

Lewis M. Stern
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Author : Lewis M. Stern
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476642703

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Wayne Howard by Lewis M. Stern Pdf

From his birth in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1947, to his 2020 album featuring the music of Lee Hammons, Wayne Howard has lived an exceptionally creative life. He seemed to be eternally present at fiddle festivals, involved in the creative forces working to preserve Southern Mountain music. In 1969, he relocated to West Virginia and was introduced to the Hammons family by Dwight Diller. Howard then recorded Lee, Sherman, Burl, and Maggie Hammons playing music and telling stories. Howard then became a professional computer programmer, a vintage book collector, and a woodworker, before turning to writing about the Hammons family, and producing CDs of their stories and music. This biography follows the threads of music and folklore through Howard's life, celebrating his profound knowledge that does much to sustain the interest of those who seek out Appalachian tunes, songs, and stories.

Tales from Sacred Wind

Cratis D. Williams
Tales from Sacred Wind Book PDF

Author : Cratis D. Williams
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786414901

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Tales from Sacred Wind by Cratis D. Williams Pdf

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 mountaineer." This book is an edited compilation of Williams' memoirs of his childhood. These autobiographical reminiscences often take the form of a folktale, with individual titles such as "Preacher Lang Gets Drunk" and "The Double Murder at Sledges." Schooled initially in traditional stories and ballads, he learned to read by the light of his grandfather's whiskey still and excelled at the local one-room school. After becoming the first person from Caines Creek to attend and graduate from the county high school in Louisa, he taught in one-room schools while pursuing his own education. He earned both a BA and MA from the University of Kentucky before moving to Appalachian State Teacher's College in 1942; later he earned a Ph.D. from New York University and then returned to Appalachian State.

Tommy Thompson

Lewis M. Stern
Tommy Thompson Book PDF

Author : Lewis M. Stern
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,5 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 : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
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.

The Rhetoric of Appalachian Identity

Todd Snyder
The Rhetoric of Appalachian Identity Book PDF

Author : Todd Snyder
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786478026

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The Rhetoric of Appalachian Identity by Todd Snyder Pdf

In this work the various ways that social, economic, and cultural factors influence the identities and educational aspirations of rural working-class Appalachian learners are explored. The objectives are to highlight the cultural obstacles that impact the intellectual development of such students and to address how these cultural roadblocks make transitioning into college difficult. Throughout the book, the author draws upon his personal experiences as a first-generation college student from a small coalmining town in rural West Virginia. Both scholarly and personal, the book blends critical theory, ethnographic research, and personal narrative to demonstrate how family work histories and community expectations both shape and limit the academic goals of potential Appalachian college students.

From the Front Lines of the Appalachian Addiction Crisis

Wendy Welch
From the Front Lines of the Appalachian Addiction Crisis Book PDF

Author : Wendy Welch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781476641331

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From the Front Lines of the Appalachian Addiction Crisis by Wendy Welch Pdf

Stories from doctors, nurses, and therapists dealing on a daily basis with the opioid crisis in Appalachia should be heartbreaking. Yet those told here also inspire with practical advice on how to assist those in addiction, from a grass-roots to a policy level. Readers looking for ways to combat the crisis will find suggestions alongside laughter, tears, and sometimes rage. Each author brings the passion of their profession and the personal losses they have experienced from addiction, and posits solutions and harm reduction with positivity, grace, and even humor. Authors representing seven states from northern, Coalfields, and southern Appalachia relate personal encounters with patients or providers who changed them forever. This is a history document, showing how we got here; an evidenced indictment of current policies failing those who need them most; an affirmation that Appalachia solves its own problems; and a collection of suggestions for best practice moving forward.

Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty

John R. Burch, Jr.
Owsley County Kentucky and the Perpetuation of Poverty Book PDF

Author : John R. Burch, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476606941

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Owsley County, Kentucky, and the Perpetuation of Poverty by John R. Burch, Jr. Pdf

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 transportation system, and a centralized socio-political power structure controlled by the entrenched elite. The author asserts that Owsley County’s economic hardships are far from unique, but rather are representative of a significant number of Appalachian counties and towns. Several tables and appendices provide useful demographic, legislative, and agricultural data.

Melungeon Portraits

Tamara L. Stachowicz
Melungeon Portraits Book PDF

Author : Tamara L. Stachowicz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476631639

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Melungeon Portraits by Tamara L. Stachowicz Pdf

At a time when concepts of racial and ethnic identity increasingly define how we see ourselves and others, the ancestry of Melungeons--a Central Appalachian multiracial group believed to be of Native American, African and European origins--remains controversial. Who is Melungeon, how do we know and what does that mean? In a series of interviews with individuals who claim Melungeon heritage, the author finds common threads that point to shared history, appearance and values, and explores how we decide who we are and what kind of proof we need.

The Ore Knob Mine Murders

Rose M. Haynes
The Ore Knob Mine Murders Book PDF

Author : Rose M. Haynes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476604435

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The Ore Knob Mine Murders by Rose M. Haynes Pdf

How could the peace and quiet of Ashe County, North Carolina (in the mountains, at the Virginia-Tennessee corner), turn into a nightmare of crime and drugs, and the old copper mine itself become a dumping ground for the dead? In 1982, two bodies had been chipped from an icy grave and brought up from the 250-foot mine shaft where they had been thrown while still alive. Now, there were rumors of 21 bodies still down there. If the mine was ever re-opened, what would they find--copper or bodies? Murder, drugs, prostitution and gangs come together in the history of the Ore Knob Mine. A small Appalachian community became the heart of a vicious drug ring ruled by the Outlaws motorcycle gang from Chicago. Ashe County made national headlines when a police informant came forward confessing that he had pushed a man alive into the Ore Knob Mine shaft. This book is the full story.

The Trees of Ashe County, North Carolina

Doug Munroe
The Trees of Ashe County North Carolina Book PDF

Author : Doug Munroe
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781476672526

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The Trees of Ashe County, North Carolina by Doug Munroe Pdf

The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina's northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall. From the highest peaks--approaching a mile above sea level--to the lowest valleys, through which flows one of the most ancient river systems in the world, trees carpet much of the county's 406 square miles. Species with nicknames like wahoo, goosefoot, ironwood, shadblow, bom-a-gilly and buckeye thrive. Others, dominant in the region for millennia, have all but disappeared in recent years. The author describes in detail their anatomy and ecology, and discusses maple syrup production, the local nursery business and the lore and deep value of heritage apple trees; 165 photographs are included.