The kingdom of Madison : a southern mountain fastness and its people / Manly Wade Wellman ; foreword by Ralph Roberts.
"Tucked away among the ancient and rugged mountains of Western North Carolina, Madison County-sometimes called "the Kingdom of Madison" by its older citizens-is one of the most misunderstood and least-appreciated counties in the entire state. Until only recently, hard to get into and out of, it has been a genuinely isolated area, blurred in the attention of even neighboring counties. Partially because of this isolation the rest of North Carolina and the world has tended to lose sight of the unique history and folkways of this area and the vigorous, self-reliant, and proud men and women who have lived there since the frontier period of the 1770s. In this lively and fascinating book one of North Carolina's greatest ever writers redresses this myopic imbalance and introduces us to the real Madison County. In doing so he makes us realize that much of what has been written or said about the county or its people is rumor or, at best, exaggeration. As a part-time resident for decades of summers, Manly Wade Wellman came to know Madison intimately. He knew banjo-pickers and lawyers, blockaders (called moonshiners by outsiders) and preachers, and he heard many stories, legendary and true, of the mountain people." Amazon
Record details
- ISBN: 1566641799
- ISBN: 9781566641791
- ISBN: 1566641802
- ISBN: 9781566641807
- Physical Description: 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Alexander, N.C. : Land of the Sky Books, [2001]
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- I. Linger With It All Day Long 15 -- II. Long, Long Ago 23 -- III. "Awful Roads and Dangerous Passes" 37 -- IV. World of Young Zeb Vance 51 -- V. Legend of Terror: A Digression 63 -- VI. Their Own County 73 -- VII. Their Own War 87 -- VIII. Peace in the Valley 101 -- IX. What Came by Rail 115 -- X. As Others See Us 129 -- XI. What Shall I Sing? 143 -- XII. Their Own Whiskey 161 -- XIII. Twentieth-Century Matters 177 -- XIV. Hard Times, War Times 191 -- XV. And More to Happen 205.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Hot Springs Library | 975.68 WEL (Text) | 30229101315850 | Local History Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | 975.687 WEL (Text) | 30229101345923 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | GEN 975.687 WEL (Text) | 30229101363108 | Genealogy | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | 975.687 WEL (Text) | 30229101282951 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | REF 975.687 WEL (Text) | 30229101093226 | Local History Nonfiction | Available | - |
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