When Piggs Flew: Centuries of Influence and Adversity by the Pigg Family

Griffith, Kyle Stephen

ISBN 13: 9798617886872

Published by Independently published, 2020

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WONDERFUL HISTORY BY A DEEPLY ROOTED NATIVE OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THIS BOOK IS ESSENTIAL FOR GENEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOR SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA.

Seller Inventory # LAD298

Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Piggs Flew: Centuries of Influence and Adversity by the Pigg Family
• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798617886872
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.97W x 21.59H x 2.31D centimeters 13.97 centimeters width by 21.59 centimeters height by 2.31 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1.3 pounds

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Synopsis

“I reckon, if people outside of Dry Fork didn’t know the people inside, they’d think you made up half of what you say.”
-Garland Grant

When Piggs Flew is a largely visual and intimate true history following the lives of a bold and prosperous southern Virginia family. Tradition and values are high with the Pigg family—a heritage spanning before the American Revolution to present times as they’ve built a community from the ground up, developing their own flour mill, schools, store, post office, blacksmith shop, and the biggest distillery in the county. Fortunes were gained and lost. Journeys were made across the country and out of the country—each generation forging a most impactful story, such as how the mastery of Hutch Pigg’s distilling landed him destitute in Mexico with little hope of survival:

“When I was held prisoner at Ascension, I expected each day that I would be murdered before another day passed…”
-Excerpt from letter by Hutch Pigg