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| 09/24/2008 11:15 AM |
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| They wrote a book about my people. It's called Our Southern Highlanders, by Horance Kephart. It came out around 1920 or so. I recommend it. At least for those of ya'll that can read. |
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| 09/24/2008 3:25 PM |
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| Could you be a direct descendant of William Wallace? |
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Rowbear
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| 09/25/2008 12:45 AM |
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there is also this: The land of saddle-bags; a study of the mountain people of Appalachia.
by James Watt Raine
you can go to worldcat.org and put in your subject and find all kinds of books about that subject, plus the closest library to you that would have it. I use it all the time for starting research projects or figuring out inter-library loan stuff. |
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| 09/25/2008 8:41 PM |
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| They dont haf eny libaries. |
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| 09/25/2008 9:58 PM |
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| I read that the first time when I was about 14. It's always been my favorite book about hillfolk. Going to Tsali for the race recently made me think of Kephart. He was killed in a car wreck near Bryson City. There's much truth in that book. I wonder what Kephart would've thought of wellfare....and it's effect on the highlanders. |
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Rowbear
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| 09/25/2008 10:46 PM |
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| I might look into it then. I'm semi-interested in appalachian history, one of the professors on my thesis committee is an appalachian historian. I've been getting a ton of history of the south, and yeoman farmer types stuff, C. Vann Woodward et al. but not a lot that focuses on Appalachia. |
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Rowbear
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| 09/26/2008 12:50 AM |
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| heard about them, at least I think I know what you're talking about, if you're talking about the "blue people" It doesn't sound like a very enriching history so I don't care to know much more about it. There is more to appalachia than that |
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chuck_clark
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| 09/26/2008 6:40 AM |
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| Well, it is interesting that this recessive trait was kept alive and well due to the remoteness of the region. However, I didn't say it was the only thing interesting about appalachia. |
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| 09/26/2008 8:41 AM |
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The latest reissue that I've run across is from the university of north carolina or western north carolina university. (I'm thinking that western northcarolina u has a collection of kepharts notes and letters that his family donated after his death.) It has a updated biographical sketch of Kepahrt.
Should I ever get loose enough to spend several days at Tsali/N.O.C./Bryson City I'd like to visit the site of Kephart's cabin. According to the wncu edition you can still find the footprint of the thing.
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Rowbear
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| 09/26/2008 11:09 AM |
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so you've probably seen this: Hunter Library, and Western Carolina University. Horace Kephart Revealing an Enigma. Cullowhee, NC: Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina University, 2005. .
there is also a thesis out there about him that probably hasn't seen much publication it is:
Bowers, John Christopher. The Writings of Horace Kephart. Thesis (M.A.)--Western Carolina University, 1996, 1996.
the hard copies of both are available at Western Carolina University but I'm thinking I could download both through U.K. and email them to you if you wanted. |
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Rowbear
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| 09/26/2008 11:13 AM |
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funniest and most condescending quote from the article
"They were poor people," concurs Nurse Pendergrass, "but they were good."
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| 09/26/2008 11:19 AM |
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Posted By Rowbear on 09/26/2008 11:09 AM
so you've probably seen this: Hunter Library, and Western Carolina University. Horace Kephart Revealing an Enigma. Cullowhee, NC: Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina University, 2005. .
there is also a thesis out there about him that probably hasn't seen much publication it is:
Bowers, John Christopher. The Writings of Horace Kephart. Thesis (M.A.)--Western Carolina University, 1996, 1996.
the hard copies of both are available at Western Carolina University but I'm thinking I could download both through U.K. and email them to you if you wanted.
That's the stuff. Western Carolina University. I'd like to check out the Kephart stuff there too. Rowbear, if it is'nt too much trouble, send me what you can. |
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Rowbear
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| 09/26/2008 12:42 PM |
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you can access the project online try
http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/60811105?page=frame&url=%3D%3FUTF-8%3FB%3FaHR0cDovL2xpYnJhcnkud25jbG4ub3JnL3NlYXJjaC9vP1NFQVJDSD02MDgxMTEwNQ%3D%3D%3F%3D&title=Western+Carolina+University&linktype=opac&detail=NMW%3AWestern+Carolina+University%3AAcademic
then click on "view web version" It's a pretty amazing resource.
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| 10/01/2008 9:03 PM |
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| That's awesome. Thanks Rowbear. |
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| 10/08/2008 9:28 PM |
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| Hey Rowbear, I got a 1927 edition today for an anniversary present. It's nice (I'm an old book fanatic). |
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Rowbear
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| 10/09/2008 12:54 AM |
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| hellz yeah, that's awesome. I'm an autographed book fanatic. The guys outta love this, I have autographed copies of a Jimmy Carter, Ralph Nader and Howard Zinn along with a few other lesser know. I got to meet Howard Zinn before he gave a talk at Morehead State. It was awesome. A 1927 edition is a really good find, kudos to your wife for being awesome. |
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| 10/09/2008 8:38 AM |
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Posted By Rowbear on 10/09/2008 12:54 AM
hellz yeah, that's awesome. I'm an autographed book fanatic. The guys outta love this, I have autographed copies of a Jimmy Carter, Ralph Nader and Howard Zinn along with a few other lesser know. I got to meet Howard Zinn before he gave a talk at Morehead State. It was awesome. A 1927 edition is a really good find, kudos to your wife for being awesome. Those books would make great kindling.
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| 10/09/2008 9:28 AM |
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| Most of my autographed stuff is comic collections. Think I've got a couple of signed Doonesbury volumes, and I've got a signed Calvin and Hobbs collection. I believe I've got a copy of A Walk In the Woods signed by Bill Bryson too. (Great book about walking the AT.) |
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