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Book Review: ‘Mother of Rain’

“Maizee Hurd was an easy target for hard times,” says Burdy Luttrell, the town healer. Burdy is a Melungeon woman with mysterious ways.

Crawford weaves historical research & storytelling into a dynamic, personal saga that intimately appeals to any reader of Appalachia lore.

St. Martin’s Press will release Sharyn McCrumb’s newest book, King’s Mountain, tomorrow, September 24. We’re pleased to offer you an excerpt.

Frank Howard defies his powerful father by dating a woman 6 yrs his senior. Scandal ensues, in this excerpt from ‘Hidden History of Roanoke.’

‘Appalachian Bestiary’ presents stories of fantastical creatures—snipes, belled buzzards, hoop snakes—from the region’s folklore.

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