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Our Southern Highlanders

By Horace Kephart
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The author offers an observational portrait of life in the Southern Appalachian highlands, combining personal travel accounts, natural description, and social reportage. Chapters describe mountain geography and outdoor pursuits such as hunting, detail economic practices like barter and moonshining, and examine domestic routines, dialect, education, local law, and feuds. Vivid sketches of cabins, kin networks, and subsistence farming illuminate how landscape, poverty, and isolation shape behaviors and beliefs. Interspersed are anecdotes, practical campcraft, and reflections on change as timbering and outside influences encroach on traditional ways.

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Horace Kephart

Horace Kephart was an American author and naturalist, best known for his influential work "Our Southern Highlanders," which explores the culture and environment of the Southern Appalachian region. Born in the late 19th century, Kephart became a prominent figure in the conservation movement, advocating for the preservation of the Great Smoky Mountains. His writings reflect a deep appreciation for nature and the traditional ways of life in the mountains, contributing significantly to the understanding of Appalachian culture. Kephart's legacy continues to resonate with those interested in the intersection of literature, nature, and regional identity.

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