Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

The Great Smoky Mountain synchronized fireflies

The fireflies can sense when their neighbor fireflies are flashing, & attempt to flash before them, sending waves of light to cascading down.

I began to look at the Tennessee hills differently. They held the history of my family. They held the history of the resources I depend on.

We open today’s show with a review of the recently published “Power in the Blood,” Linda Tate’s memoir of three generations of family women.

Linda Tate has brought forth gripping pictures of how her female ancestors from 3 generations sought something more than a hardscrabble life.

“We are, my brother & I, forever looking for glimpses of our great-grandfather,” says Laura Kephart. “He’s been glorified; he’s been vilified.