Christy A. Smith

Lost Cove, North Carolina

Portrait of a Vanished Appalachian Community, 1864-1957

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove, North Carolina, the author paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town's ultimate decline, Lost Cove's history is an in-depth account of family life and kinship in isolation.

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Produktdetails

• Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 364g
• ISBN-13: 9781476686080
• ISBN-10: 1476686084
• Artikelnr.: 63120792

Autorenporträt

Christy A. Smith teaches Appalachian studies courses part-time at King University in Bristol, Tennessee, and is the director of the Unicoi County Prevention Coalition.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Boundaries, Routes, and Debates
One. Lost Cove's Beginning
Two. Lifeways of the Families
Three. The Prosperous Years: Railroads and Timber
Four. Moonshine in the Mountains
Five. Mountain View Free Will Baptist Church and Lost Cove School
Six. Families
Seven. The End of a Community
Appendix: Sketches of Lost Cove Interviewees
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index