Publications
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The Good Life Almanac
(1975)
Published in 1975, this is an almanac of stories gathered from the Solway, Tennessee community as a microcosm of the Appalachian region during a period of transition. Written to showcase the stories and folklore passed on ...
Bits of Mountain Speech
(1974)
Paul Fink’s Bits of Mountain Speech is a dictionary of “folk speech.” In this work Fink has provided a glossary of terms that are often considered the language of the less educated people of the mountains of Western North ...
An Appalachian Symposium
(1977)
Published in 1977, this collection of essays was published to honor Cratis D. Williams upon his retirement from Appalachian State University. Williams was an influential scholar, folklorist, teacher, and administrator who ...
Recollections of the Catawba Valley
(1983)
Published in 1983, Recollections of the Catawba Valley is a selection of family stories, local history, and mountain folklore chosen by Alexander Mull and Gordon Boger who were longtime citizens of the valley in North ...
The Impact of Institutions in Appalachia
(1986)
This volume of the Proceedings of the 8th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference, held in 1986 in Berea, Kentucky, offers a sampling of papers presented at the conference. Paper topics include religion; government and ...
The Sword of Lord and Gideon
(1980)
This catalogue of objects related to the Battle of King's Mountain was published as a way to commemorate the battle's bicentenary. The objects included in the catalogue belong to various individuals and institutions; in ...
Mountains of Experience
(1989)
This volume of the Journal of Appalachian Studies Association includes contributions from various disciplines by Parks Lanier, Jr.; Marilou Awiakta; C. Clifford Boyd, Jr.; Ricky L. Cox; Betty Smith; James E. Byer; Edgar ...
Thomas Wolfe
(1999)
The first novelist from North Carolina to become an influential voice in American literature, Thomas Wolfe was an imaginative and persuasive fictional writer. Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, Thomas Wolfe is best ...
Liza's Monday and Other Poems
(1986)
Published in 1986, Bettie Sellers's book of poems speaks for ordinary women whose lives have been confronted with unfortunate circumstances. Writing in a narrative and lyrical style, Sellers brings life to new stories and ...
The Mountains Have Come Closer
(1980)
Mountains Have Come Closer is a collection of poems by Jim Wayne Miller which draw on his life experiences growing up and living in Appalachia. Miller was awarded the Thomas Wolfe Award for the book in 1980.