Record #:

15376

Author(s):

Street, Julia M.

Abstract:

Folks living in the mountains of western North Carolina were portrayed in a romantic light of simpler people living a simpler life. Classic stereotypes were of tall, bearded men hunting, fishing, and making moonshine while their barefoot wives tended to house and home. In this piece, a different perspective is given about those living in the mountains of western North Carolina and that in fact the population was educated, living in homes and not just cabins, and had a greater grasp of the world beyond the mountains.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 9, July 1935, p6-7, 22, il

Subject(s):

Mountain life--Appalachian Region, Southern