Synopses & Reviews
Review
A treasure of insight into selected aspects of mountain life in the early 20th century.
Choice
Review
This work is an important contribution on Appalachian culture, and this new edition is very fine indeed.
Southern Folklore
About the Author
Muriel Earley Sheppard (1898-1951) was born in Andover, New York. She is also the author of Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Bayard Wootten (1875-1951) was an artist and photographer who maintained studios in Chapel Hill and New Bern, North Carolina. Her photographs appeared in a number of books, including Backwoods America.