Download or read book Old Mountain Dues written by Carl E. Wirtanen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the time when tourists from New York City, Boston, and even Chicago as well as other locations in the general vicinity would come to relax and rejoice in the bucolic scenery and grand vistas of the Catskill Mountains which were in Greene County, New York. In the middle 1800 ́s roads were bad and most travel to the hotels near and in the mountains was by stage over independently-owned turnpike toll roads. Early attempts by entrepreneurs and visionaries were fraught with delay and failure as they attempted to put the “Iron Horse” to work replacing the stage. One project that actually got to the point of operation even though it wasn ́t completed was the Canajoharie & Catskill Rail Road. This very early railroad lasted about two years, from 1838 to 1840 and then went bankrupt. By 1880, several hotels had been built along the ridge in the heart of the Catskills. While they weren ́t as elegant or well-located as the Catskill Mountain House which was built on a ledge overlooking the Hudson River Valley, they provided increased opportunity for another group of entrepreneurs. This new group had forgotten about the old C&C and began to plan to bring more people to the mountain hotels via railroads. Another entrepreneur from Pennsylvania, George Harding, began building an even grander hotel than Beach ́s Catskill Mountain House just south of it and overlooking the same valley. He opened the Kaaterskill Hotel in 1882 and immediately began to work to get a railroad connecting to his hotel. The owner of the Catskill Mountain House as well as the Day Line and Evening Line Steam ship companies ́ owners and investors planned and began building the Catskill Mountain Railroad. This railroad would run from where the steamships docked at “The Landing” at the mouth of the Catskill Creek and the Hudson River to the foot of the escarpment below the Catskill Mountain House. From there, tourists would take a stage up the Mountain House Road to the Catskill Mountain House preferably, or to other hotels. Their goal was to provide fast and comfortable transportation to as close as they could get to the Catskill Mountain House. With the threat of the Kaaterskill Hotel and the other railroads imminent, the Catskill Mountain Railroad was built in 1881 and opened through South Cairo on the old Catskill &Canajoharie road bed, and then late in 1882 on to Lawrenceville at the foot of the mountain. As the railroad looked forward to a good year in 1883 as its first full season of operation, it still needed more revenue to be fiscally viable. This is the background of the times in which the events of this tale take place in two weeks in early April, 1883. Lester Overmeyer was born early in the 19th century into the hotel business in Coxsackie and worked in his family ́s hotel for many years and then went to work for the hoteliers that leased the Mountain House Hotel on :South Mountain for some time. While there, he decided he ́d like to buy that hotel and build it into his own business. When he lost the opportunity to purchase it to C.L. Beach, he vowed to get it back someday, somehow. As the years passed, he became successful in New York City and invested in hotels in competition with Beach ́s Mountain House. He even built his own hotel in Tannersville to compete with Beach and participates in Harding ́s Kaaterskill Hotel venture as a way to indulge his hatred of Beach. However, Beach is much more successful and aggressive than Lester had foreseen. When he learns of Beach ́s attempts to build a new railroad to the Mountain House, he decides must take action to keep him from becoming even more successful in competing with Lester ́s investments. About the time he made this decision, a young, brand new Methodist minister, Riley Gillen, comes to Leeds, New York. It just so happens, he used to be a police officer in New York City, but for some reason he does not like to share with anyone, decided to make a major career change.
Download or read book Minstrel of the Appalachians written by Loyal Jones and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would "cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song"—his Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress—but he did much more than acquire songs. He preserved and promoted the Appalachian mountain tradition for generations of people, founding in 1928 the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, an annual event that has shaped America's festival movement. Loyal Jones pens a lively biography of a man considered to be Appalachian music royalty. He also includes a "Lunsford Sampler" of ballads, songs, hymns, tales, and anecdotes, plus a discography of his recordings.
Download or read book Clawhammer Ukulele written by Aaron Keim and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mountain Dew Minges and ME written by Alden Hobbs and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Minges Bottling Company who bought Mountain Dew from the TIPS Corp., and changed the formula to what it is today. Also how Minges convinced Pepsi to distribute the now popular soft drink.
Download or read book My Curious and Jocular Heroes written by Loyal Jones and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We were going down the road, and we came to this house. There was a little boy standing by the road just crying and crying. We stopped, and we heard the biggest racket you ever heard up in the house. œWhat TMs the matter, son? œWhy, Maw and Paw are up there fightin TM. œWho is your Paw, son? œWell, that TMs what they are fightin TM over. Brimming with ballads, stories, riddles, tall tales, and great good humor, My Curious and Jocular Heroes pays homage to four people who guided and inspired Loyal Jones TMs own study of Appalachian culture. His sharp-eyed portraits introduce a new generation to Bascom Lunsford, the pioneer behind the œmemory collections of song and story at Columbia University and the Library of Congress; the Sorbonne-educated collector and performer Josiah H. Combs; Cratis D. Williams, the legendary father of Appalachian studies; and the folklorist and master storyteller Leonard W. Roberts. Throughout, Jones highlights the tales, songs, jokes, and other collected nuggets that define the breadth of each man TMs research and repertoire.
Download or read book Bluegrass Picker s Tune Book written by Richard Matteson Jr. and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book is a must for all bluegrass pickers! Included are the melody line and chords to over two hundred favorite gospel and bluegrass songs. Detailed information about the origin and performers is given for each song as well as the history and development of the bluegrass genre. the lyrics are large and easy to read during a performance.
Download or read book Mountain Dew Hillbilly Collectables written by Dick Bridgforth and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountain Dew collectables and merchandise from 1945 - 1970. "Hillbilly Collectables" has over 600 pages of hillbilly promotional items AND the value of each item. You will get detailed information on Books & Calendars; on TV and Radio ads, on Containers & Crowns; on Point of Purchase items; on Merchandise; on old Documents and even current hillbilly items. Whether you collect Mountain Dew memorabilia or just want to know more about Mountain Dew, this book is for you. Each item has detailed pictures of all the items used to sell and promote Mountain Dew and includes lots of history behind each item. Want to know how a crown was made? Want to know how to classify the condition of an item? Want to know how an ad-mat is made? Worried about FAKE collectables - we cover all of this? Simply put - "You will not find a more comprehensive collectors book anywhere!.."
Download or read book American Ballads and Folk Songs written by John A. Lomax and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.
Download or read book Guitar Tabsongs Bluegrass written by JERRY SILVERMAN and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 27 favorite bluegrass tunes for all bluegrass-loving guitar players. Each tune includes the melody in notation with lyrics and chord symbols plus a fingerstyle accompaniment in notation and tablature.
Download or read book Songs of the Great Outdoors written by JERRY SILVERMAN and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 100 outdoor songs and fun songs for camping, hiking, boating, biking, and skiing! Includes melody line, lyrics, and guitar chords.
Download or read book The Backpacker s Songbook written by Jerry Silverman and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact book presents 130 songs in a convenient 5 1/2 inches by 8 inch format. All selections are written in leadsheet format for voice with complete lyrics, guitar chords and harmonica tablature. Ideal for the trail or campfire singing, take it along on your next hike or camping trip. Written in the guitar- friendly keys of C, G, D, A, E major and A, D, and E minor. Songs include A Tisket, a Tasket; All the Pretty Little Horses; Arkansas Traveler; Aunt Rhody; Bury Me Beneath the Willow; Clementine; Cripple Creek; I've Been Working on the Railroad; Oh Susanna; Pop Goes the Weasel; and many more.
Download or read book Appalachian Appetite written by Susi Gott Séguret and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appalachian Appetite is a groundbreaking, influential cookbook featuring over 100 recipes that represent an innovative take on tradition, with contributions and stories from this mountain region's best chefs, restaurants, and citizens. From Asheville, NC to Nashville, TN; Oxford, MS to Millinocket, ME, when asked which cuisine most typifies America, chefs are bound to tell you it stems from the South, the heartbeat of which is Appalachia. Hailing from the very depths of Appalachia in western North Carolina, author and chef Susi Gott Séguret honed her culinary skills in France earning a diploma in Gastronomy and Taste from the Cordon Bleu and the Université de Reims. This unique combination is highlighted in Appalachian Appetite as (says Fred Sauceman, author of Buttermilk & Bible Burgers) "the loving product of that convergence." Appalachian Appetite is filled with recipes straight from the heart of Appalachia. As Dr. Jean Haskell, co-editor of Encyclopedia of Appalachia says, the book brings together “the region’s music, food, stories, and its great chefs and home cooks.” Recipes featured include: ● Tennessee Corn & Truffle Flan ● Ramp & Nettle Quiche ● Venison Country-Style Steak ● Cast Iron Trout, Smoked Grits, Farm Egg, & Potlikker Jus ● Bourbon-Marinated Flank Steak with Blueberry Barbecue Sauce ● Southern Sweet Potato Praline Spoonbread An inspired collection from chef Susi Gott Séguret, Appalachian Appetite brings together the beloved recipes of the region for, as proclaims Jess McCuan, former Business Editor for The San Francisco Chronicle and Founding Editor of The Asheville Scene “an authoritative and colorful guide.”
Download or read book Mountain Dew written by Dick Bridgforth and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the history of one of America's most popular soft drinks, Mountain Dew. The 300 page book brings you from the drink's earliest beginnings in 1946 all the way through to today's newer drinks like Mountain Dew LiveWire and Code Red. Learn about the Hatfield/McCoy feud that has been brewing for years over the bragging rights to Mountain Dew. This book gives you detailed information on who invented Mountain Dew, when they did it, and the progress of the drink through the years. We start you in Johnson City, TN where you meet Charlie Gordon, Jim Archer and Bill Kilber of "Charlie, Jim and Bill" fame. Did you know that Mountain Dew started out tasting like 7Up until Bill Bridgforth changed the taste to the flavor we know today? From Tennessee we head to Marion, VA to meet Billy Jones and learn about the Tip Corporation. Then on to Lumberton, NC where you meet the massive Minges clan that still controls Pepsi in North Carolina. And then back to Knoxville on a hillbilly roller coaster ride of who did what and when.Learn about the arm wrestling match (literally) with Pepsi Corporate for fifteen million dollars to win the rights to Mountain Dew. Learn why 900 bottles have different names and how Willy the Hillbilly got his name AND you will even get to meet the real live Willy.This book and historic pictures will definately tickle yore innards!
Download or read book Virginia Distilled Four Centuries of Drinking in the Old Dominion written by Patrick Evans-Hylton and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonist George Thorpe first crafted "corn beere," an ancestor to bourbon, in 1620 at Berkeley Plantation, and George Washington once operated one of the nation's largest distilleries. Icy mint juleps were first served in Virginia until the state was one of the first to enact Prohibition. That dark period gave rise to bootlegging, moonshining and even NASCAR. Through well-documented research, interviews with key stakeholders and plenty of cocktail recipes for the reader to shake and stir at home, author Patrick Evans-Hylton showcases the rich history of four hundred years of drinking in the Commonwealth. Raise a glass to Virginia, birthplace of American spirits, and its long history of distilling and imbibing.
Download or read book Bentley s Miscellany written by and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bluegrass Songbook written by Peter Wernick and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1997-11-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 130 Old Time, Traditional, Newgrass, Gospel and Novelty Bluegrass tunes presented in a new tablature for guitar or banjo, plus special tips on singing from Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Lester Flatt, Jesse McReynolds, Charlie Waller and other bluegrass greats.
Download or read book American Ballads and Folk Songs written by Alan Lomax and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Ten Thousand Miles from Home, Shack Bully Holler, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Bad Man Ballad, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Bear in the Hill, Shortenin' Bread, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.
