Hillbilly Tales from the Smoky Mountains - And Other Homespun... by Patricia H. Graham

Mountain people have always led a difficult life but how they dealt with their struggles is a unique perspective on Appalachian people. These yarns became known as Appalachian folklore. With each generation, the stories become more elaborate and creative. These stories were to provide simple forms of entertainment to their children. Before the time of cell-phones, computers and television, family members would gather on the front porch and offer up stories through simple oral traditions. Now she must make some hard decisions that will alter the course of her life.Hillbilly Tales from the Smoky Mountains includes several short stories based on the folklore of the Appalachian Mountains. When a young lawyer enters upon the scene, Charlotte's interpretation of birthright takes on a whole new meaning.

The setting takes place in Green Cove and it presents a time of struggle and death while a young girl, Charlotte, struggles to regain her birthright during these trying times. This short piece of fiction centers around a light romance based right after the end of the Civil War. The second part of the book includes a special story written by one of the original descendants of the Crowe Family, Ms. Wise sayings or hillbilly proverbs go hand-in-hand with mountain medicine and is given to anyone who might need guidance in their daily life. Most importantly, no decent self-respecting mountain folk would ever go unprepared without offering up advice to help their fellow neighbor. Knowledge of apothecary, or also known as mountain medicine, was necessary to treat family members who became ill while the local doctor was away visiting two towns over. Also, in this book you will find a small section on mountain medicinal treatments and hillbilly proverbs, which were carried over from mother to daughter down the family line. Hillbilly Tales from the Smoky Mountains includes several short stories based on the folklore of the Appalachian Mountains.

Hillbilly Tales from the Smoky Mountains - And Other Homespun... by Patricia H. Graham