Download or read book Tails of the Smokies written by Jim Parks and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driving toward the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you may decide to take one of the numerous backroads to avoid the traffic of the more touristy areas. One of those backroads, Highway 15, takes you across the Harvey "Pop" Powell Memorial Bridge, where Homer is selling copies of the Laurel Cove Banner for a quarter, and through the fictional town of Laurel Cove, population 278. Laurel Cove has one traffic light, really a flashing yellow light, slowing down visitors. Otherwise, you may miss the whittlin' bench in front of Webb's Grocery or Boots' Barber Shop, owned by the only barber and one of several part-time moonshiners in town. Further down Main Street, you turn left at the light in front of First Fidelity Bank, once robbed by Public Enemy Number 1, John Dillinger, and onto Church Street. After crossing Big Bear Fork, Reverend Mitchell waves as you notice the sign shows Sunday's sermon, "The Prodigal Son." Most residents know the sign is referencing Dr. Jay McMahan, fresh out of medical school, who grew up in Laurel Cove and is now returning home to assume the role of retiring Doc Hembree. Also, welcoming Jay is his best friend from birth, Dillon Webb. As the two friends resume their friendship and love for fly-fishing, they remember their first trip to Big Creek where Dillon's grandfather, Pop Powell, taught them to catch trout. As Jay and Dillon continue their trips into the mountains, they do so surrounded by the unique characters and humorous events that can only transpire in a small town on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Download or read book Smoky Mountain Tales Volume 1 written by Dr Gail Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A creative non-fiction work built on stories about actual feuds, murder of individuals and disasters that occurred throughout Great Smoky Mountains prior to the area becoming a national park. The stories read like excerpts from a novel, but are based on true stories, some information taken from court documents and intervews. Reading these stories helps give the reader an image and a voice to those who used to live in the mountain areas of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. "As usual, Dr. Palmer spins a good yarn in the style, and often in the vernacular, of her beloved Appalachian kin folks. Some of the accounts were familiar but others were new to me. All were captivating and entertaining. As the old adage goes, history is a compilation of rumor. However, via scholarly interpretations of the clues she had to go on, she skillfully breathed life into these tales." Allen R. Coggins, author and Smoky Mountain tour guide
Download or read book Great Tales from the Great Smokies written by Delmar Dennis and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twice Told Tales of the Blue Ridge and Great Smokies written by Mead Parce and published by . This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Favorite Flies for the Great Smoky Mountains written by Kevin Howell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Smoky Mountains and their surrounding region have some of the best wild brook and brown trout fishing in the United States. It is also home to a rich tradition of fly tying, giving rise to many patterns designed not only for the tumbling mountain streams that characterize the region, but also for some of the highly selective fish in the state’s many catch and release trout streams. Each chapter features a stunning macro image of the fly, a detailed recipe, and practical fishing information. In addition, author Kevin Howell explains the stories behind many of the flies, making this book an invaluable resource for anyone planning to visit the region as well as residents that want to learn how to catch more fish in their local waters.
Download or read book Great Smokies Myths and Legends written by Michael R. Bradley and published by Myths and Mysteries Series. This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible that the woman who raised Abraham Lincoln was actually his half-sister, and that the man he knew as his grandfather had conducted a scandalous affair with a servant girl? Was Nancy Dude really a murderous witch, or the victim of relentless calamities that would stretch anyone beyond the bounds of sanity? Should Horace Kephart be considered a hero for his work to protect the area of the Great Smokies, where a moutain was named in his honor, or a drunken scoundrel who uprooted families from the homes and farms they'd had for generations? From Sam Houston's childhood among the Cherokee to the mysterious "road to nowhere", Great Smokies Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of this national park's most fascinating and compelling stories.
Download or read book Smoky Mountain Tales written by Gail Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A creative non-fiction work built on stories about actual feuds, murder of individuals and disasters that occurred throughout Great Smoky Mountains prior to the area becoming a national park. The stories read like excerpts from a novel, but are based on true stories, some information taken from court documents and interviews. These stories help give the reader an image and a voice to those who used to live in the mountain areas of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
Download or read book The Walker Sisters written by Bonnie Trentham Myers and published by Myers & Myers Pub. This book was released on 2004 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Walker Sisters" describes the lives of five unmarried women who remain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after their neighbors move away when the park is created.
Download or read book Twice told True Tales of the Blue Ridge Great Smokies written by Mead Parce and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smoky Mountain Tall Tales written by Uncle Bud Beasley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smoky Mountain Tall Tales is a collection of short stories and songs that celebrate the history and heritage of the Great Smoky Mountains, along with some mostly almost partially somewhat absolutely true stories from the life of the author, Uncle Bud Beasley. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wonder why this guy isn't more popular. Stories about Lumberjacks, stories about bears, stories about being nearly famous. It's all in here! The book also includes the epic tone poem, "Faith of Steel" which recounts the fist fight between Uncle Bud's grandpa and Satan himself. Who will win? Buy this book and find out!
Download or read book The Early Years written by Billy Lee Gladden and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spooky Southwest written by S. E. Schlosser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous Southwestern ghosts, mysterious happenings, powers of darkness, and wonders of the invisible world. Here we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened—and still do happen—in the collective back yard of the Southwestern states. Accompanied by evocative illustrations, these compelling retellings of popular folktales feature supernatural occurrences and ghosts of all sorts, from cattle rustlers to runaway trains. Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 35 creepy tails of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, and Texas. Set in the American Southwest's historic towns and sparsely populated expanses, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.
Download or read book Smoky Mountain Tales written by Juanitta Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Petticoat Tails to Arbroath Smokies written by Laura Mason and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Spine of Time written by Harry Middleton and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entrancing new work by Harry Middleton, the author of the popular The Earth Is Enough. This is a fisherman's appreciation of the wonderfully wild Great Smoky Mountains which straddle the Tennessee-North Carolina border, and includes lyrical accounts of eccentric people, evanescent landscapes and unexpected climates among the permanence of the mountains.
Download or read book The Smokies Yukky Book written by Doris Gove and published by . This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories gathered from studies by biologists and naturalists in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of some of the plants and animals found in the Park.
Download or read book Great Smoky Mountains National Park written by Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications and published by Fodor's. This book was released on 2009-04-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences. Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! •Fodor’s In Focus Great Smoky Mountains National Parkfeatures options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, soyoumake the choices to planyourtrip of a lifetime. •If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
