Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Salem College is face to face with a tremendous responsibility

In 1938 the record holder for longest sentence in the English language was 1,288 words. This speech contains a 628 word sentence. That poor audience!

“Cornbread and Beans for Breakfast,” published 1995, portrays the Depression era scene from James Milton Hanna’s childhood in Cherokee, AL.

The summer meadow has always held special treasures. Two of the best just happen to grow cheek by jowl: the clover, and the English Plantain.

On June 22, 1932, she was found where she’d been dumped on 22 Mountain, then called Trace Mountain. Mamie Thurman had been savagely murdered.

Are your premises safe against haints, furies & other such ornery spirits? Seen a sudden upsurge of bottles dangling upside down in trees?

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