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Book A Kid in Cades Cove

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  • Author : Bernard Myers
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-06-10
  • ISBN : 9780578236612
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book A Kid in Cades Cove written by Bernard Myers and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was it like growing up in Cades Cove? Bernard Myers shares his story of growing up in Cades Cove, TN, during the 1940s. This is a tale of daily life in one of the most endearing communities in the South. Bernard's witty storytelling entertains his readers with humor, World War II stories, factual information about the residents and surroundings of the Cove and much more. Find out more about the Pearl Harbor tree and other points of interest, including hand-drawn representations of the old homesteads of Cades Cove.

Book Cades Cove

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  • Author : Durwood Dunn
  • Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
  • Release : 1989-08-15
  • ISBN : 1572337648
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book Cades Cove written by Durwood Dunn and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1989-08-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award Drawing on a rich trove of documents never before available to scholars, the author sketches the early pioneers, their daily lives, their beliefs, and their struggles to survive and prosper in this isolated mountain community, now within the confines of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In moving detail this book brings to life an isolated mountain community, its struggle to survive, and the tragedy of its demise. "Professor Dunn provides us with a model historical investigation of a southern mountain community. His findings on commercial farming, family, religion, and politics will challenge many standard interpretations of the Appalachian past." --Gordon B. McKinney, Western Carolina University. "This is a fine book. . . . It is mostly about community and interrelationships, and thus it refutes much of the literature that presents Southern Mountaineers as individualistic, irreligious, violent, and unlawful." —Loyal Jones, Appalachian Heritage. "Dunn . . . has written one of the best books ever produced about the Southern mountains." —Virginia Quarterly Review. "This study offers the first detailed analysis of a remote southern Appalachian community in the nineteenth century. It should lay to rest older images of the region as isolated and static, but it raises new questions about the nature of that premodern community." —Ronald D Eller, American Historical Review Not only is his book a worthy addition to the growing body of work recognizing the complexities of southern mountain society; it is also a lively testament to the value of local history and the variety of levels at which it can provide significant enlightenment." —John C. Inscoe,LOCUS

Book A Cades Cove Childhood

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  • Author : Margaret McCaulley
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2008-08-01
  • ISBN : 1625843771
  • Pages : 96 pages

Download or read book A Cades Cove Childhood written by Margaret McCaulley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the last residents of the Smoky Mountain town frozen in time tells of life in a community that few have seen. The remote Smoky Mountain community of Cades Cove still lives in the memory of J.C. McCaulley, one of the few remaining former residents, who offers an exclusive glimpse into a childhood in the Cove. His stories, compiled by his wife Margaret, are a testament to a way of life long abandoned - a life before automobiles, television and perhaps too much exposure to the outside world; a life of hard work and caring for your neighbors. Join the McCaulleys in their quest to preserve the beauty, tranquility and traditions of this pristine community, and dare to dream of a way of life that encouraged independence, integrity and the courage to overcome adversity.

Book Cades Cove

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : Mountain Trail Press LLC
  • Release : 2007-10
  • ISBN : 9780977793372
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Cades Cove written by and published by Mountain Trail Press LLC. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most popular destinations within Great Smoky Mountains National Park is Cades Cove, and this book showcases its splendor and provides an intimate glimpse of the history behind the beauty of this special place. Preserved by the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to look much the way it looked in the 1800s, Cades Cove's pastoral charm, numerous historic cabins, barns and churches, and incredible wildlife viewing opportunities attract more than two million visitors each year. Whether planning to visit the park or seeking a keepsake from a recent visit, readers will find this guide packed with stunning photography and insights.

Book Cades Cove

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  • Author : Aiden James
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2010-08-03
  • ISBN : 9781479209767
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Cades Cove written by Aiden James and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Hobbs finds a small cloth bag with a human tooth inside when he and his wife, Miriam vacation in the Smoky Mountains. Keeping the bag opens a doorway unleashing hell on earth. David's best friend is murdered and his son is attacked. A mysterious teenage girl is the force that makes David face the consequences of the unpaid sins of his ancestors.

Book Beyond These Hills

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  • Author : Sandra Robbins
  • Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
  • Release : 2013-09-01
  • ISBN : 0736948899
  • Pages : 323 pages

Download or read book Beyond These Hills written by Sandra Robbins and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s 1935, and Laurel Jackson fears the life she’s always known is about to become a memory. The government is purchasing property to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and nearly all the families in Cades Cove have decided to sell. Laurel is determined to save the land her family has lived on for a hundred years. Andrew Brady, the son of a wealthy Virginia congressman, arrives in the Cove to convince the remaining landowners to sell. Sparks fly when he meets Laurel, the outspoken young woman who is determined to thwart his every effort. Will they ever be able to put aside their differences and accept what their hearts already know? In the third and final book in the Smoky Mountain Dreams series, acclaimed author Sandra Robbins brings a dramatic conclusion to the story of the families of Cades Cove.

Book The Truth of Who You Are

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  • Author : Sheila Myers
  • Publisher : Black Rose Writing
  • Release : 2022-04-28
  • ISBN : 1684339340
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book The Truth of Who You Are written by Sheila Myers and published by Black Rose Writing. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his family is plunged into poverty during the Great Depression, Ben Taylor takes a job with the US Civilian Conservation Corps developing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A tragic accident puts him in a dilemma: does he let someone else take the fall for what he did so he can keep his position? The repercussions of his decision plague him all the way to the Battle of the Bulge in World War II where Ben is reunited with an old friend from his time with the Corps. Inspired by actual events and the people who once lived in the Smoky Mountains before it became a National Park, this saga explores how people use stories to hide uncomfortable truths and the lengths they'll go to protect their home and family.

Book Cemeteries of the Smokies

Download or read book Cemeteries of the Smokies written by Joey Heath and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth guide to the more than 150 cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes cemetery locations, histories, list of burials, and cemetery preservation issues.

Book Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different

Download or read book Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different written by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming, humorous story about one spunky heroine and how the Smoky Mountains National Park came to be, celebrating the importance of conservation, family, and individuality -- from the author of A Dog Called Daisy and The Story Collector. AUTUMN WINIFRED OLIVER prides herself on doing things her way. But she meets her match when she, her mama, and her pin-curled older sis, Katie, move in with her cantankerous Gramps. The Oliver gals were supposed to join Pop in Knoxville for some big-city living, but Gramps’s recent sick spell convinced Mama to stay put in Cades Cove, a place of swishy meadows and shady hollers that lies on the crest of the Great Smoky Mountains. And it’s not like there’s nothing going on in the Cove. Folks are all aflutter about turning their land into a national park, and Autumn’s not sure what to think. Loggers like Pop need jobs, but if things keep going at the current rate, the forests will soon be chopped to bits. And Gramps seems to think there’s some serious tourist money to be made. Looks like something different is definitely in order. . . . "Tubb’s inventive heroine comes across as a female version of familiar characters, such as Gary Paulsen’s Harris or Robert Newton Peck’s Soup. This homespun tale, full of folksy humor and based on historical fact, will appeal to young fans of Deborah Wiles’ and Ruth White’s books." —Booklist

Book Angel of the Cove

Download or read book Angel of the Cove written by Sandra S. Robbins and published by Center Point. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1894, and Anna Prentiss has never wanted to be anything but a nurse. But before she can start school in New York City, her brother sends her to Cades Cove, deep in the Smoky Mountains, to spend a summer apprenticing to the local midwife. Anna is determined to prove herself, and then head to the big city. But nothing could have prepared Anna for the beauty of the Cove or the community and friendships she finds there. And she certainly wasn't prepared for Simon Martin, the handsome young minister, or the feelings he arouses in her. Has God's plan for Anna changed? Or is she just starting to hear Him clearly? From the banks of the Mississippi River to the Black Belt of Alabama, to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Sandra Robbins' characters take her readers on a faith-filled journey as they experience life in the South. In Angel of the Cove, she weaves a tale of love, loss, and God's faithfulness.

Book Cades Cove and Chestnut Flats

Download or read book Cades Cove and Chestnut Flats written by Edward L. Myers and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Into the Mist

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  • Author : David Brill
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-03-15
  • ISBN : 9780937207871
  • Pages : 279 pages

Download or read book Into the Mist written by David Brill and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These beautiful mist-shrouded mountains can, and often do, turn deadly... Volume I of Into the Mist depicts men and women in extreme situations, struggling to survive against brutal and often deadly adversity. Through the book's 13 chapters, Into the Mist readers will: -Piece together the events leading to a tragic encounter between an elementary school teacher and two black bears in the park's backcountry. -Share in the heroic response of the park's rangers in the face of brutal weather events, including the March 1993 "Storm of the Century," and their successful efforts to rescue hundreds of stranded visitors and ultimately prevent loss of life and limb. -Experience a lone hiker's final moments as he succumbs to bitter cold without benefit of a shelter as wind-driven snow piles ever higher on the trail. -Learn how the body of a murdered Jane Doe discovered in a park stream leads to a cross-country hunt for her killer. -A bonus appendix lists the park's leading causes of death and most dangerous places.

Book Revelator

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  • Author : Daryl Gregory
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2024-02-27
  • ISBN : 1984898485
  • Pages : 353 pages

Download or read book Revelator written by Daryl Gregory and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • The dark, gripping tale of a 1930’s family in the remote hills of the Smoky Mountains, their secret religion, and the daughter who turns her back on their mysterious god—from the acclaimed author of Spoonbenders. “Gods and moonshine in the Great Depression, written with a tenderness and brutality … this is as good as novels get.” —Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians In 1933, nine-year-old Stella is left in the care of her grandmother, Motty, in the backwoods of Tennessee. The mountains are home to dangerous secrets, and soon after she arrives, Stella wanders into a dark cavern where she encounters the family's personal god, an entity known as the Ghostdaddy. Years later, after a tragic incident that caused her to flee, Stella—now a professional bootlegger—returns for Motty's funeral, and to check on the mysterious ten-year-old girl named Sunny that Motty adopted. Sunny appears innocent enough, but she is more powerful than Stella could imagine—and she’s a direct link to Stella's buried past and her family's destructive faith. Haunting and wholly engrossing, summoning mesmerizing voices and giving shape to the dark, Revelator is a southern gothic tale for the ages.

Book Oliver s Crossing

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  • Author : Catherine Astl
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2023-02-07
  • ISBN : 9781960142658
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Oliver s Crossing written by Catherine Astl and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cades Cove is a place where the soul knows it is home. An ancient valley in Eastern Tennessee, its mountain peaks saw a successful and industrious society for 119 years. From John and Lucretia Oliver's first steps into the cove in 1818, to its inclusion in the 1937 opening of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this quiet and stunningly beautiful place has inspired many who have vacationed in America's most visited national park. What made the people of Cades Cove so special? What makes their history so magical and inspiring? Through exhaustive research, the author answers those questions and then some. Though a work of fiction, the people described are real, as are all major events. Within these pages are historical facts and exact quotes taken from some of the best sources, some from the very memoirs of the people themselves. With writing as beautiful as Cades Cove itself, readers can step back into the early 1800s to meet the man and woman who started it all. Join them as they face threats to survival, Indians and the Trail of Tears, religious splits, bullies, the Civil War, and other monumental events in American history. John Oliver crossed into the cove in 1818 to achieve his dream of owning his own farm; in doing so, he created an entire way of life.

Book Willa of Dark Hollow

Download or read book Willa of Dark Hollow written by Robert Beatty and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enchanting companion to Robert Beatty's instant #1 New York Times bestseller Willa of the Wood is perfect for any reader who cares deeply about the natural world. Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, she is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines?When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force that seems to be hunting humans. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? Willa must find a way to save the people and animals she loves and take a stand against a consuming darkness that threatens to destroy her world.Filled with a compelling mixture of history, mystery, and magic, Robert Beatty's books are loved by readers from 8 to 108.Grow your middle grade fantasy collection with these best-selling fan favorites:Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert BeattyWilla of the Wood by Robert BeattyIf We Were Giants by Dave Matthews and Clete Barrett SmithThe Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick RiordanThe Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer

Book Hiking the Great Smoky Mountains

Download or read book Hiking the Great Smoky Mountains written by Rodney Albright and published by Falcon Press Publishing. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful, enchanting, mysterious, and grand - these are the Great Smokies. And this updated fourth edition takes you deep into the splendor of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to experience the joy of Appalachian nature at its breathtaking best. Both experienced and novice hikers will enjoy this guide, which describes 42 walks in detail and suggests 38 more. Inside this book you'll find: details about each trail's length, degree of difficulty, access, and points of current and historical interest; comments on environmental changes in the park, including the reintroduction of the river otter and the red wolf; and updated maps and a comprehensive bird list.

Book Connection in East Tennessee

Download or read book Connection in East Tennessee written by Olga Jones Edwards and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long out-of-print genealogical reference has become much sought after by residents of East Tennessee.