From its headwaters in western North Carolina near the Tennessee line, the New River runs north 337 miles, cutting through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and West Virginia on its way to the Ohio. No big cities inhabit its banks--just a few small towns along the way--and it carries no significant commercial traffic. The age of the New is debated, but it is certainly one of the world's oldest rivers, predating the Atlantic Ocean. This anthology assembles history, poetry, essays and stories by writers who have been inspired by the ancient and secluded stream, and from those whose lives are…mehr
From its headwaters in western North Carolina near the Tennessee line, the New River runs north 337 miles, cutting through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and West Virginia on its way to the Ohio. No big cities inhabit its banks--just a few small towns along the way--and it carries no significant commercial traffic. The age of the New is debated, but it is certainly one of the world's oldest rivers, predating the Atlantic Ocean. This anthology assembles history, poetry, essays and stories by writers who have been inspired by the ancient and secluded stream, and from those whose lives are connected to its flow. Contributors hail from Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga and Wilkes counties in North Carolina, as well as Virginia and West Virginia.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Chris Arvidson is a writer who has worked in land and water conservation. She lives in West Jefferson, North Carolina. Scot Pope is a photographer, musician and writer. He lives in Creston, North Carolina. The late Julie E. Townsend taught writing for twenty-three years at UNC-Charlotte and Appalachian State University. She lived in Fleetwood, North Carolina.
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Table of Contents Preface Scot Pope: Silver Sisters 3 Ode to the New 4 The Old 5 Clyde Edgerton: Would You Do a Little Something for Me? 7 Becky Mason Stragand: The New Point of View 10 Janet C. Pittard: Gathering Memories 17 Suzanne Moore: Finding a New Life 24 Tammy Wahpeconiah: Catch and Release 31 Tim Thornton: Except in Whispers 33 Joseph Bathanti: Near Fayette Station 40 Naomi Faw: Time Traveling 41 Patricia D. Beaver: Headwaters and Borderlands 48 Jasmene Braden: Another Day in the Office 56 Kathryn Z. Birgel: Lucky Am I 61 Chris Arvidson: Marigold 62 Ken Burrows: Almost Heaven 69 Evalynn Halsey: River Dreams 75 Ron Joyner: Between the Rivers of Heaven and Earth 77 Music of the Waters 82 Sandra Lake Lassen: Coming Home 86 Barbara Presnell: Healing Waters 90 Nancy Zoppi: Piece of Mind 96 Ancient Water 96 Telling Stories 97 Cat Pleska: Wild and Wonderful 99 Jim Minick: Because in the Village of Where 105 Rebecca Gummere: The Stone 106 Diana Renfro: Not for Sale 111 Ann Goethe: The River: Polar Vortex 116 Kelly McCoy: RiverGirl 119 John G. MacConnell: Really ... Thirty Three Billion Molecules? 122 Caroline Kane Kenna: Between the Bridges 130 Barbara Kidd Lawing: River Speak 135 Sam Shumate: Ramblings 142 Annehart Herrick: Blue Heron on South Fork 149 The Canadians 150 Russ Halberstadt: Easier to Dig 152 Melissa Edmondson: Keep Moving 157 Ann Gilbert: Small and Mighty 161 Sarah Wadsworth: A Serious Relationship 164 Julie E. Townsend: Foot Dunking 171 Henry Doss: Not So Different 174 About the Contributors delete183:
Table of Contents Preface Scot Pope: Silver Sisters 3 Ode to the New 4 The Old 5 Clyde Edgerton: Would You Do a Little Something for Me? 7 Becky Mason Stragand: The New Point of View 10 Janet C. Pittard: Gathering Memories 17 Suzanne Moore: Finding a New Life 24 Tammy Wahpeconiah: Catch and Release 31 Tim Thornton: Except in Whispers 33 Joseph Bathanti: Near Fayette Station 40 Naomi Faw: Time Traveling 41 Patricia D. Beaver: Headwaters and Borderlands 48 Jasmene Braden: Another Day in the Office 56 Kathryn Z. Birgel: Lucky Am I 61 Chris Arvidson: Marigold 62 Ken Burrows: Almost Heaven 69 Evalynn Halsey: River Dreams 75 Ron Joyner: Between the Rivers of Heaven and Earth 77 Music of the Waters 82 Sandra Lake Lassen: Coming Home 86 Barbara Presnell: Healing Waters 90 Nancy Zoppi: Piece of Mind 96 Ancient Water 96 Telling Stories 97 Cat Pleska: Wild and Wonderful 99 Jim Minick: Because in the Village of Where 105 Rebecca Gummere: The Stone 106 Diana Renfro: Not for Sale 111 Ann Goethe: The River: Polar Vortex 116 Kelly McCoy: RiverGirl 119 John G. MacConnell: Really ... Thirty Three Billion Molecules? 122 Caroline Kane Kenna: Between the Bridges 130 Barbara Kidd Lawing: River Speak 135 Sam Shumate: Ramblings 142 Annehart Herrick: Blue Heron on South Fork 149 The Canadians 150 Russ Halberstadt: Easier to Dig 152 Melissa Edmondson: Keep Moving 157 Ann Gilbert: Small and Mighty 161 Sarah Wadsworth: A Serious Relationship 164 Julie E. Townsend: Foot Dunking 171 Henry Doss: Not So Different 174 About the Contributors delete183:
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