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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
THE WAY IT WAS
The Family Farm: The story of Mama & Papa Hudgins
Moonshining Days: Stories from James Speed’s life making illegal liquor
How Stock Car Racing Started: Dawson County folks talk about the precursor to NASCAR
Drive-in Movie Theaters: An American icon, reborn
Water Dowsers: The ancient art of finding underground water
Outhouses: An interview with “priviologist” Mary Frazier Long
Appalachia on Television: The story of Heartland
Georgia: First in Flight!: The story of Micajah Clark Dyer
ARTS AND HERBS
Doctoring with Herbs: The story of Eve Miranda, Medicine Woman
Wild Ginseng: Interviews with four men who still hunt it the right way
How to Turn Junk into Art: An interview with Jane Taylor
Artist, Flint Knapper, Fiddle and Banjo Player, and Naturalist: An interview with Joseph “Doc” Johnson
FOOD FIT TO EAT
Dishin’ Up Love: Interview with Lazell Vinson
Joseph Dabney: Winning the James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award
Peach Grower Dori Sanders of South Carolina: Recipes from her cookbook
A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
On Artistry, Ancestry, and African Americans: An interview with Ann Miller Woodford
Keeping the Land and the History: Stories from Wayne County, Kentucky
Forming the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: The story of Glenn Cardwell of Pittman Center, Tennessee
The Lone Commissioner of Lumpkin County: The life of J. B. Jones
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Catching Violators of Game and Fish Laws: Stories from Calvin Stewart
Turkey Hunting: The turkey-hunting tales of three Georgians
Legendary Bear Hunters from the Old School: Tales of bear hunting in Rabun County
WHERE MUSIC DWELLS
Music in Southern Appalachia: Bluegrass, country, and shape note singing
Grounded in Folk Tradition: The story of Hedy West
Lillie Mulkey West: Inspiring a new generation of folk singers
John Jarrard and Bruce Burch: Writers of country music
Southern Gospel Singing: Still a favorite for many
Lighter Moments from Gospel Groups: The Lord’s work is serious business, most of the time
STORIES AND THEIR TELLERS
Inventing a Time Machine and Other Adventures: Emory Jones, the great storyteller
Passing Down Memories: The story of author Dori Sanders
Dr. C. B. Skelton of Winder, Georgia: Practicing medicine and sharing humorous stories
IN PURSUIT OF “HOBBINESS”
Eighteen Thousand Long-Play Albums: Jerry Kendall and his record collection
Tractors and Trucks: Carl “Feel Bad” Davis
Snaking Logs Through the Kentucky Woods: Hollis Thrasher and his mules
Family History: Jerry Taylor on tracing other people’s genealogies
About the Authors
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