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Book Excerpt: ‘A Demand of Blood’

Back to a time when the fields & woodlands of the mountains were filled with explosions of musketry, war cries & the dark silence following.

Stretching from the early 20th century, this collection of melodies traces the regional attitudes & traditions of American children at play.

T. R. C. Hutton investigates instances of individual and mass violence in the late 19th century Breathitt County of eastern Kentucky.

Shawnee princess marries a white settler in an 18th century WV version of the Montagues – Capulets. Tragedy follows true love in short order.

Geatz’s Restaurant in Cumberland MD has been in the family since 1880, making it the oldest family owned place of its kind in MD.