| Remembering Henderson County:: A Legacy of Lore Contributor(s): Bailey, Louise Howe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596290129 ISBN-13: 9781596290129 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 975.692 |
| LCCN: 2005008814 |
| Series: American Chronicles |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.24" W x 9.3" (0.75 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Having written for almost forty years on the cultural heritage that Henderson County holds so dear, Louise Bailey has progressed elegantly from being a valued preservationist of mountain history and lore to becoming something of a local treasure herself. This special selection of essays offers the best of Bailey's work along with some new stories that together offer readers, whether "old-timers" or newcomers to the area, a warm and informative perspective on the history and folklore of the county. We meet a delightful cast of characters whose stories--many of them told in a unique dialect and some dating back as far as the Civil War--tell of a truly independent way of life and of a fierce pride in their traditions. Silas Stepp's letters home from Confederate battlegrounds; Gran'dad Owenby's stories of logging and life in his log cabin; anecdotes from blind, old Elzie Floyd and from Clem the moonshiner; tales of granny-women and the old-time "yarb" doctors: these are just some of the stories that bring the history of this unique county to life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bailey, Louise Howe: - For 37 years, Louise Howe Bailey has been a newspaper columnist for the Hendersonville Times-News in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and a lecturer on local history. She is the author of Draw Up a Chair, a history of Henderson County, and Generations of Excellence, a history of Henderson County's hospital system. |