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Welcome!
We specialize in books that preserve the stories and images from the Appalachian mountains of Southwest Virginia. Everyone has a tale to tell and the stories from these mountains are particularly rich in the rhythms of life lived close to the soil and deep in the coal. Some stories are in the form of oral history, vintage photographs, and memoirs. Others are told through poetry or film. Click on any title on the Bookshelf below for more information. Orders may be made by credit card through PayPal, by mail order form, or by phone |
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Brothers Raleigh "Bud" and Walker Lester, who grew up on the Stuarts' Clifton Farm. (Courtesy of Bud Lester)
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Now In Progress: Working for Stuarts
Oral and pictorial histories about life and work on the Stuart Land and Cattle Company and Elk Garden farms, at one time the largest cattle and sheep raising operations east of the Mississippi River. Read more about this project & sign onto the notification list... |
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Tales from the Moonshine Trade
by Kathy Shearer
Stories and pictures of this old mountain craft from all around far Southwest Virginia. Read more... $15.00 Click Add to Cart to buy via PayPal or print Order Form to mail payment. |
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Cleveland on the Clinch
by Kathy Shearer
First person accounts from over 70 storytellers and hundreds of old photos relate the history of this old N&W railroad town on the Clinch River. Read more... $38.00 Click Add to Cart to buy via PayPal or print Order Form to mail payment.
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Wilder Days: Coal Town Life on Dumps Creek
by Kathy Shearer
Four small vanished coal towns in Russell County, Virginia, come to life: Wilder, Clinchfield at the Shaft, South Clinchfield, and Dixie Splint. Read more... $35.00 Click Add to Cart to buy via PayPal or print Order Form to mail payment. |
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Life on Chaney Creek
by Rev. Clyde Carter
Visit a remote cove in Russell County, Virginia, in the 1920s where farming & timbering are the mainstays of life before coal mining arrives. Read more.... $8.00 Click Add to Cart to buy via PayPal or print Order Form to mail payment.
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A View from the Mountain
By Jack Kestner
Rescuing dogs, feeding hummingbirds, and enjoying nature at Hayters Gap were trademark topics for the late columnist for the Bristol Herald Courier. Read more... $8.00 Click Add to Cart to buy via PayPal or print Order Form to mail payment. |
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Fire Tower
By Jack Kestner
A fast-paced adventure novel set on Clinch Mountain in Southwest Virginia. Read more... $6.00 Click Add to Cart to buy via PayPal or print Order Form to mail payment. |
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Bonecrusher
DVD by filmmaker Michael Fountain
Bonecrusher is a video tribute to the late Luther Chaffin, a coal miner who lived on Hazel Mountain above Dante, and all the folks who make their living "underground." Read more... $15.00 Click Add to Cart to buy via PayPal or print Order Form to mail payment.
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Memories From Dante: The Life of a Coal Town ~ Back in Print!
by Kathy Shearer
Oral histories and hundreds of pictures from this old Clinchfield Coal Corporation company town in Russell County, Virginia. First published in 2001 by People Inc, this 525 page book has been reprinted in softcover and is sold by the non-profit Dante Lives On organization to raise money for its activities in the town. $30.00 plus S&H. Call 276-495-1903 to order.
