Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Christmas Eve on Lonesome

John Fox Jr. made his name as a novelist after settling in Big Stone Gap, VA, where he spent the last 29 years of his life.

Cats chose to live with people, they did not become tame first. That’s why cats still have an independent streak.

The people described in this book all have two things in common – a passion for the Plott breed, combined with a wonderful and colorful story.

In the country, you don’t buy mistletoe at a store. You shoot it out of a tree.

The legend began in Big Bend Tunnel, Summers County, WV, which CSX Railroad still uses today. He was the most powerful man working the rails.