Hidden History Of The Western North Carolina Mountains
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Hidden History Of The Western North Carolina Mountains
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Author : Alice Sink
language : en
Publisher: Hidden History
Release Date : 2011
Hidden History Of The Western North Carolina Mountains written by Alice Sink and has been published by Hidden History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Buried deep within the hills and hollers of North Carolina's majestic Appalachian Mountains are stories, traditions and a proud cultural heritage unlike any other. Hidden History of the Western North Carolina Mountains reveals the people, customs and folklore of the region, exploring bygone traditions, fascinating real-life characters and tales so tall they rival the peaks that shape the landscape. What was life like for workers in the gristmills? Was Abraham Lincoln actually born in Bostic in Rutherford County? Who was Amos Owens, and why was he known as the "Cherry Bounce King"? Journey through the mountains with North Carolinian Alice Sink as she investigates these and other questions, unveiling the history of life in western North Carolina that traditional accounts have overlooked.
Hidden History Of The North Carolina Mountains
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Author : Alice E. Sink
language : en
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Release Date : 2011-02
Hidden History Of The North Carolina Mountains written by Alice E. Sink and has been published by History Press Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02 with History categories.
Hidden History Of The Toe River Valley
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Author : Michael C. Hardy
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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Hidden History Of The Toe River Valley written by Michael C. Hardy and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
Hidden History Of The Dark Corner
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Author : Drew Hines
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2024-03-18
Hidden History Of The Dark Corner written by Drew Hines and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-18 with Political Science categories.
The "Dark" in the Dark Corner Years ago, when travelers to northern Greenville County asked a local where the Dark Corner was, invariably their reply was, "Just a little further up the road." In those days few people wanted to admit they lived in that much storied and much maligned part of the county known as the Dark Corner. The Dark Corner in those days was legendary for its moonshine, murder and mayhem. This is the story of that well-known region. We travel back to the Dark Corner's earliest days when its only human inhabitants were the Cherokee, and we move into the present where horse farms and multi-million-dollar homes dot the countryside that once contained moonshine stills and cornfields.
Hidden History Of Henderson County North Carolina
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Author : Terry Ruscin
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-07-16
Hidden History Of Henderson County North Carolina written by Terry Ruscin and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-16 with History categories.
Join author and historian Terry Ruscin as he reveals Henderson County's forgotten yet colorful history complete with its own cast of characters and historic landmarks. Who composed a blockbuster opera a few miles from downtown Hendersonville? Who were the record-setting McCrary twins, and why were they famous? These questions and many more are answered in this exciting volume of obscured history. From James Brown's 1950s performance on Hendersonville's Main Street to the rumors of illegal distilling in Cathead, these are the tales of surreptitious cascades, log homes and unattended cemeteries. Delve into the communities of Black Bottom, Delmont and Peacock Town. Discover what lurks within the derelict buildings of the county's backcountry roads.
Wicked Lexington North Carolina
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Author : Alice E. Sink
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011-06-21
Wicked Lexington North Carolina written by Alice E. Sink and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-21 with True Crime categories.
Nestled within the heart of North Carolina's Piedmont lies Lexington, a town with a history so iniquitous that few dare to tell the tales. Discover how a veritably unknown young singer named Elvis Presley wiggled and gyrated his way through town, and how the Jolly Black Widow claimed her third husband (and victim) in a string of doomed love affairs. It was here in Lexington that an obscene mail menace sent hundreds of depraved letters to wholesome families, and on a sleepy summer day, police seized nine barrels of illicit liquor only to be stolen back and imbibed by the original owners that night. Travel with local author Alice Sink down the streets of old-time Lexington to view a city riddled with all manner of unsavory deeds.
Wicked Winston Salem
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Author : Alice E. Sink
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011-09-27
Wicked Winston Salem written by Alice E. Sink and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-27 with History categories.
The famed Piedmont Triad city of Winston-Salem has a history filled with depraved people committing untoward acts. From Libby Holman, the singer with a sultry, smoky voice accused of murdering her millionaire husband to the man caught with hundreds of gallons of beer, liquor, and a "tin lizard" whiskey still, residents of Winston-Salem were no strangers to depravity. And leave it to a band of organized tobacco thieves to break into dozens of warehouses and steal the livelihood of law-abiding citizens, or a group of drunkards threatening to spread smallpox when they were confined to quarantine to wreak havoc throughout the city. Join prolific local author Alice Sink as she recounts tales of the dastardly denizens and rakish residents of this North Carolina town.
Hidden History Of Asheville
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Author : Compiled by Zoe Rhine
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019
Hidden History Of Asheville written by Compiled by Zoe Rhine and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
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Wicked High Point
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Author : Alice E. Sink
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011-02-08
Wicked High Point written by Alice E. Sink and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-08 with History categories.
High Point, nestled in the heart of the Piedmont Triad, has long been at the forefront of progress, attracting those entrepreneurs who were "up to something out of the ordinary"?, a place where spanking leads to tragedy, ransom notes are left in mailboxes and people are railroaded through court. When Prohibition swept the nation, High Point's first saloonist stayed in business for only eighteen hours. High Point's speed-demon racecar drivers opted to smuggle liquor in their uncatchable cars, which sparked the beginning of NASCAR. Join veteran author Alice Sink as she explores these and other tales, from the cruel and comical to the mischievous and outrageous, in the story of this "international city's"? colorful past.
The Historical Archaeology Of Shadow And Intimate Economies
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Author : James A. Nyman
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2019-06-03
The Historical Archaeology Of Shadow And Intimate Economies written by James A. Nyman and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-03 with Social Science categories.
Emphasizing the important social relationships that form among people who participate in small-scale economic transactions, contributors to this volume explore often-overlooked networks of intimate and shadow economies—terms used to describe trade that takes place outside formal market systems. Case studies from a variety of historical contexts around the world reveal the ways such transactions created community and identity, subverted class and power relations, and helped people adapt to new social realities. In Maine, woven baskets sold by Native American artisans to Euroamerican consumers supported Native strategies for cultural survival and agency. Alcohol exchanged by Scandinavian merchants for furs and skins enabled their indigenous trading partners to expand social webs that contested colonialism. Moonshine production in Appalachia was an integral part of economic exchanges in isolated mountain communities. Caribbean and American plantations contain evidence of interactions, exchanges, and attachments between enslaved communities and poor whites that defied established racial boundaries. From brothel workers in Boston to seal hunters in Antarctica, the examples in this volume show how historical archaeologists can use the concept of intimate economies to uncover deeply meaningful connections that exist beyond the traditional framework of global capitalism.