Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

The MM Shepherd store of Hendersonville, NC

Sturdy oak rocking chairs beside a pot-bellied stove, shelves generously filled with the needs of farm families & Mrs. M.M. Shepherd herself.

Some of America’s most famous entertainers of the 1930s, because they were African-Americans, were barred from staying in Cumberland’s hotels.

Frances Hodgson Burnett left an indelible mark on children’s literature, providing a path to the secret garden in all of us.

Each morning Eddie got up and poured two glasses of schnaps, one for Joe and one for himself, and say “Here’s to you Joe.”

Johnny Cash called the 1927 Bristol Sessions “the Big Bang of country music.” It’s a great sound bite, but wildly oversimplifies the truth.