Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Just settin’

The front porch allowed everyone to see what was going on in the neighborhoods. Young & old alike were entertained, & everyone was included.

In this legend, Aganunitsi searches distant gaps and peaks in the Smokies before he goes on to Duniskwalgunyi, the Gap of the Forked Antler.

Excerpt from The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America.

There’s a big old boar possum come in here. Couldn’t believe it. Didn’t know what it was. And in my chickenhouse out there he killed 16 hens.

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