| Lost Cove, North Carolina: Portrait of a Vanished Appalachian Community, 1864-1957 Contributor(s): Smith, Christy A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476686084 ISBN-13: 9781476686080 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry |
| Dewey: 929.375 |
| LCCN: 2021045792 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.90 lbs) 193 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Located just seconds from the winding Tennessee border, the remote mountain settlement of Lost Cove, North Carolina was once described as where the moonshiner frolics unmolested. Today, Lost Cove is a ghost town accessible mainly to hikers hoping to catch a glimpse of the desolate settlement. In this first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove, the author paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town's ultimate decline, Lost Cove's history is an in-depth account of family life and kinship in isolation. The author explores historically relevant interviews and genealogical findings from railroad documents, old newspaper articles, church records and deeds. Also included are oral histories that provide authentic, conversational accounts from families in the cove. |