| Legendary Hunters of the Southern Highlands:: A Century of Sport and Survival in the Great Smoky Mountains Contributor(s): Plott, Bob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596297034 ISBN-13: 9781596297036 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Sports & Recreation | Hunting - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009040104 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.94" W x 9.12" (0.58 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the heyday of the Cherokee Nation and on through the twentieth century, the Great Smoky Mountains have nurtured some of the most celebrated hunters in American history. Predicting changes in weather and almost telepathically sensing animal behavior, these outdoorsmen were linked inextricably with the land that sustained them. Local author Bob Plott lovingly recalls the tales- rife with characters like Honest John, the bear whose habit of killing only enough livestock to eat at one sitting granted him a reputation at once chivalrous and menacing, and 'Little George' Plott, a legendary marksman turned World War II hero- that linger among the region's hardwood forests and misty foothills. Rediscover an era of self-sufficient mountain living, when folks labored in logging camps, brewed moonshine, hunted for survival and fought for what they believed in. |