Voices from the North Carolina Mountains:: Appalachian Oral Histories

by Lynn Salsi

Folkways are alive and well in Appalachia. Throughout Western North Carolina, the people have maintained their traditions and stayed true to a unique way of life for more than two hundred years.

Remarkable, hardy people settled here in the early 1800s and some of their descendants continue to rely on the ancient knowledge and skills that allowed their ancestors to thrive in the isolated mountain country. They practice the mountain arts of music...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159629230X
• ISBN13: 9781596292307
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"