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Foxfire 10
This tenth volume celebrates the heritage and history of Appalachia, featuring sections on old folklore, the role of railroads in Appalachian communities, boarding houses, building and technology from the Depression to the present, chairmaking, whirligigs, snake canes, and gourd art.
Table of Contents:
TRANSPORTATION
Tallulah Falls Railway
TOURISM
The Tallulah Falls Hotel Era
Clayton Boardinghouses
Survivors
ECONOMIC REVOLUTION
Burton
Clearing the Land
The Fontana Dam
Folklore
Hard Times
The Forest Service and "Ranger Nick"
The CCC
The WPA
PERSONALITY PORTRAITS
Ellene Franklin Gowder
Walker Word
Lyndall "Granny" Toothman
CRAFTS
Max and Myron Woody
Jimmy White
Clyde Runion
Jerry King
Michael and Melvin Crocker
Reuben A. Miller
Minnie Black
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