Community and change in the North Carolina mountains
Subtitle: oral histories and profiles of people from western Watauga County
By: compiled [and edited] by Nannie Greene and Catherine Stokes Sheppard ; research assistant, Sarah Jean Joslin.
Contributors: Greene, Nannie, 1928-; Sheppard, Catherine Stokes, 1929-; Joslin, Sarah Jean.
Series: Contributions to southern Appalachian studies -- 13
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Watauga County -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.; Community life -- North Carolina -- Watauga County -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.; Social change -- North Carolina -- Watauga County -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.; Mountain people -- North Carolina -- Watauga County -- Biography -- Anecdotes.; Interviews -- North Carolina -- Watauga County.; Watauga County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.; Watauga County (N.C.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes.; Watauga County (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Genres: Anecdotes.; Biography
Description: "This book contains personal memoirs gathered by interviews and submissions from the residents of western Watauga County, North Carolina. Concentrating primarily on the decades of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, these stories focus on the elements of everyday life in a mountain community. The book includes a special section on the war experiences of Watauga County residents"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.