Remembering Henderson County:: A Legacy of Lore (American Chronicles) - Softcover

Bailey, Louise Howe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596290129 ISBN 13: 9781596290129

Publisher: The History Press, 2005

Synopsis

Having written for almost forty years on the cultural heritage that Henderson County holds so dear, Louise Bailey has progressed elegantly from being a valued preservationist of mountain history and lore to becoming something of a local treasure herself.

This special selection of essays offers the best of Bailey's work along with some new stories that together offer readers, whether "old-timers" or newcomers to the area, a warm and informative perspective on the history and folklore of the county.

We meet a delightful cast of characters whose stories--many of them told in a unique dialect and some dating back as far as the Civil War--tell of a truly independent way of life and of a fierce pride in their traditions. Silas Stepp's letters home from Confederate battlegrounds; Gran'dad Owenby's stories of logging and life in his log cabin; anecdotes from blind, old Elzie Floyd and from Clem the moonshiner; tales of granny-women and the old-time "yarb" doctors: these are just some of the stories that bring the history of this unique county to life.

About this title

About the Author:

For 37 years, Louise Howe Bailey has been a newspaper columnist for the Hendersonville Times-News in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and a lecturer on local history. She is the author of Draw Up a Chair, a history of Henderson County, and Generations of Excellence, a history of Henderson County's hospital system.

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1596290129
• ISBN 13: 9781596290129
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144