Mountain People, Places and Ways: A Southern Appalachian Sampler

These stories were written and the photographs taken between the summer of 1985 and the fall of 1991 for the Johnson City Press, a daily newspaper in Johnson City, Tennessee. As the title suggests, this is a sampler, a celebration of mountain life. The authors have brought together a wide variety of articles and photographs to fascinate anyone with an interest in the Southern Appalachians. If you are interested in history, ecology, people, customs, arts and crafts, or wildlife, you will be delighted to discover it all here. There are even recipes for those who want practical knowledge from their reading.

Complementing the written descriptions are Michael Joslin's exceptional photographs, which depict the beauty and strength of the culture in its natural surroundings. Useful as well as enjoyable, this is a valuable volume for today and will be a cherished heirloom in years to come. Whether you read it from cover to cover or just pick it up to sample a story in a free moment, you will be richly rewarded.

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The authors have brought together a wide variety of articles and photographs to fascinate anyone with an interest in the Southern Appalachians.

Michael Joslin received his PhD in English Literature from the University of South Carolina in 1977. Moving to the mountains of Western North Carolina in 1983, he has studied, photographed, and written about the area ever since.