Blue Ridge Country

by Jean Thomas

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About this eBook

Author: Thomas, Jean, 1881-
Credits: Produced by Mark C. Orton, Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language: English
LoC Class: F206: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States
Subject: Blue Ridge Mountains
Category: Text
eBook-No.: 25413
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25413
Release Date: May 10, 2008
Copyright: Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1.1. The Country and the People — The Land — The People — Blazing the Trail — The Mountaineer — 2. Land Of Feuds And Stills — Hatfields and Mccoys — Peacemaker — Taking Sides — Martin-Tolliver Troubles — Family Honor — 3. Products of the Soil — Timber — Woman’s Work — 4. Tradition — Philomel Whiffet’s Singing School — Riddles and Fortunes — The Infare Wedding — 5. Religious Customs — Funeralizing — Old Christmas — Foot-washing — New Light — 6. Superstition — Big Sandy River — Water Witch — Marrying on Horseback — Death Crown — A White Feather — 7. LEGEND — Crockett’s Hollow — The Silver Tomahawk — Black Cat — The Deer Woman and the Fawn — Ghost of Devil Anse — The Winking Corpse — The House with the Green Gables — 8. Singing on the Mountain Side — Of Land and River — Feud — Legend — Tragedy — Patriot — 9. RECLAIMING THE WILDERNESS — Vanishing Feudist — Silver Moon Tavern — Blooming Stills — Learning — Mountain Men — Coal — Public Works — Back to the Farm — Valley of Parks — When Singing Comes in, Fighting Goes Out — Vanishing Trail — INDEX

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