"Bill Landry and The Heartland Series continue the rich tradition of storytelling in this collection of episodes that concludes a 25 year exploration of the culture and heritage of southern Appalachia. Return with us to the Smoky Mountains as we visit with friends who share what life was like growing up, whether in the loud and dangerous logging camps of the high slopes or the bucolic grace of Cades Cove. And soar back to the childhood of a serious...

In this story Dr. Palmer brings tales of very gifted mountain healers, who lacked formal education into the narrative. It represents the self-sustaining lives of those who chose to live in beautiful, isolated spots in the Great Smoky Mountains. Midwifery and healing was the only source of medical care for rural and poor people. Although far apart from each other's homes, the characters share neighborly attention and kindnesses. The stories are beautifully...

"Pulled from the vast Foxfire archive, ... [some] twenty-one oral histories from southern Appalachian women whose remarkable narratives illuminate a diverse regional culture held together by the threads that are woven between women and place, and through generations. These stories, told sometimes with humor, sometimes with sadness, but always with a gripping rawness and honesty, recount women's lived experiences from 1967 to the present, from Georgia...

"Traversing Appalachia from an Italian kitchen in Pennsylvania to a soda shop in South Carolina, 'Buttermilk and Bible Burgers' is a tribute to people loyal to the land and proud of their culinary heritage. Sauceman describes the common bond of breaking beans, the dignity of the barbecue pit, the nobility of the black-iron skillet, and the transformative power of a glass of Tennessee buttermilk." --

"From the early 1900s to the 1950s, baseball games between mine workers were a small-town phenomenon, each team attracting intensely loyal fans. Based on interviews with surviving players, families of deceased players, and contemporary sources, this history covers not only teams and leagues but their function within the mining communities of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia"--Provided by publisher.