Record #:

3560

Author(s):

Silver, Tim

Abstract:

The state's most famous mountain man was Big Tom Wilson, who was a noted guide, tracker, bear hunter, and master story teller. However, it was leading a search party to find Elisha Mitchell's body in 1857 that brought him nationwide fame.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 11, Nov 1997, p18-23, il, por

Subject(s):

Mountain people; Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857; Mountain life; Wilson, Thomas David, 1825-1909