Our Southern Highlanders - Softcover

Kephart, Horace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146359092X ISBN 13: 9781463590925

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

Excerpt: ...practices them as instinctively and with as little compunction upon his own species as upon the deer and the wolf from whom he learned them. As a friend, no one will spring quicker to your aid, reckless of consequences, and fight with you to the last ditch; but fear of betrayal lies at the very bottom of his nature. His sleepless suspicion of ulterior motives is no more, no less, than a feral trait, inherited from a long line of forebears whose isolated lives were preserved only by incessant vigilance against enemies that stalked by night and struck without warning. Casual visitors learn nothing about the true character of the mountaineers. I am not speaking of personal but of race character

About this title

Book Description:

No other book on the Southern Appalachians is more widely known or cited.  

"Awonderful book. I like it especially for its color and anecdotes. It is a classic, not only for its accuracy and breadth of insights into the people of the region, but because these people themselves are so interesting and strong."
—Annie Dillard, author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

About the Author:

Before coming the mountains, Horace Kephart (1862-1931) served as librarian of the prestigious Mercantile Library in St. Loius. His significant work, however, was done after he came to live in the Southern Appalachians in 1904. He played important roles in the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Trail.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 146359092X
• ISBN 13: 9781463590925
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188