Appalachian History

US of Appalachia in paperback

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.

Man mistakes fiance for a swan; shoots her by mistake. Her ghost appears at his murder trial to plead his innocence. A ballad of true love.

Elizabeth Laprelle attended old time fiddlers’ conventions & sang harmonies with her family, who taught her traditional singing styles.

The best time for morels is May but with more than 100 different types of mushroom, mushroom hunting is a summer-long activity.

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