Christmas Sale through December 28th! Order a book or books and you will receive a 30% discount, delivered as a refund if you pay by credit card on this website, or you can call and use your credit card over the phone. 276-944-5355. This applies to any book except "Memories From Dante," which is a fund-raiser for the non-profit Dante Lives On organization.
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. Click on any title below for more information. Orders may be made by credit card through PayPal or by check using the mail order form. Questions? Call: 276-944-5355.
Several of these books are available at the following locations:
Abingdon: Holston Mountain Artisans, Historical Society of Washington County, and The Arts Depot.
Lebanon: Russell County Public Library and Family Drug.
Cedar Bluff: Appalachian Arts Center
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Clinch Mountain Press P.O. Box 117 Emory, Virginia 24327 clinchmtn@gmail.com For more information, click on a book cover. BACK IN PRINT! |
Life on the one of the oldest and largest cattle farms East of the Mississippi.
By Kathy Shearer.
Paperback, 576 pages. $40.00
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Life in an old Russell County railroad town. By Kathy Shearer. Hardcover, 472 pages.
$28.00
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Stories from the Southwest Virginia
'shiners themselves!
By Kathy Shearer.
Paperback, 228 pages.
$12.00
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Life in four Russell County
coal towns: Wilder, Clinchfield, South Clinchfield, and Dixie Splint. By Kathy Shearer. Paperback, 336 pages. $35.00
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Memories from the early timber days in this Russell County Hollow.
By Rev. Clyde Carter.
Paperback., 96 pages.
$6.00
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Jack Kestner's suspense
novel set at the fire tower
on Clinch Mountain.
Paperback. 160 pages.
$6.00 or FREE with the purchase of any other book!
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Memories From Dante: The Life of a Coal Town
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 book has been reprinted in paperback and is sold by the non-profit Dante Lives On organization as well as Clinch Mountain Press to raise money for its activities in the town. Paperback, 525 pages. $35.00 plus S&H. Call 276-495-1903 or 276-944-5355 to order.
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 book has been reprinted in paperback and is sold by the non-profit Dante Lives On organization as well as Clinch Mountain Press to raise money for its activities in the town. Paperback, 525 pages. $35.00 plus S&H. Call 276-495-1903 or 276-944-5355 to order.