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A narrative of adventure in the southern Appalachians and a study of life about the mountaineers. Horace Kephart is the man most responsible for the existence of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park spanning the North Carolina and Tennessee border. Using his numerous journals, he wrote of first-hand observations of the mountains and people during his 10 years of travels through the Appalachians. 6x9 trade paper, 548 pages. Includes foreword by Ralph Roberts. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Publisher: University of Tennessee Press (February 1977)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870492039
ISBN-13: 978-0870492037
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.4 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading in every Appalachian school., September 2, 1998

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Kephart shows the Southern Appalachian Mountaineers as they were, and in some cases, still are. Warts and all. A fair, truthfull account of his experiences while living among us, as well as the historical background for the area. It should be remembered that the book was first published in 1913 and revised in 1922, and while it is not an accurate picture of the mountains of today, if you would understand Appalachia, read this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful but not romanticized view, February 3, 2001

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Kephart's engaging, entertaining style does a terrific job of bringing realism to a heavily stereotyped people; his approach is balanced, illustrating the people's good and not-so-good characteristics with anecdotes (some hilarious) and facts. He provides historical and topological frameworks for the character of mountain people. He lived a bare-bones existence among them for several years and so his narrative is richer--and truer--than that of a drop-in-ask-get-out historian's. The book provides a realistic basis for understanding people of today's mountains, where personal background is often still important.

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I love Appalachia history and would rate this as my favorite book on the subject. I hated to see the book end!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bad Binding
This is a paperback book. It is a thick paperback book (@460 pages). I paid a decent amount for it ($18. Read more

Published 7 days ago by Betty Duck

4.0 out of 5 stars Southern Highlanders
Eventhough written many decades ago, the book is still current since things change so slowly in the mountains. Read more

Published 23 days ago by Lamar W. Reynolds Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars Appalachia is it's own culture
My family moved to Western NC in 1880 (Same county as Cold Mountain is located), and we've been there farming ever since. Read more

Published 8 months ago by C. Francis

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of Appalachian region
Our Southern Highlanders is Kephart's masterpiece. For anyone interested in Southern Appalachia, this book is a must. Read more

Published 14 months ago by L. Mccall

5.0 out of 5 stars A view of the people of the Smokey Mountains
My favorite book of the past ten years. The view of the mountain people of North Carolina and Tennessee is somewhat dated, but many of the human chacteristics of the people are... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Richard E. Ladd

5.0 out of 5 stars Western North Carolina
I believe that the author, Horace Kephart, gave a very vivid and true descripiton of life in the western part of North Carolina in the Great Smokies during the early 1900's. Read more

Published on October 10, 2007 by Penny G. Oconnell

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opener
We northeasterners have little knowledge of our Southern highlanders or the reasons for their unique lifestyle. Read more

Published on November 9, 2006 by D. Levine

1.0 out of 5 stars Prejudice, and nonsense
Don't buy this book. My family has lived in the heart of Appalachia 200 years and these quaint stereotype are just not true. Read more

Published on February 13, 2006 by T. Harless

5.0 out of 5 stars Our Southern Highlanders
This is another excellent source to better understand these people in their very unique culture.

Published on September 23, 2005 by J. Bornefeld

5.0 out of 5 stars Our Southern Highlanders;entertaining and insightful
Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart gave me a new perspective on people who live in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Though some of Mr. Read more

Published on August 5, 2005 by W. G. Hunnings

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