New Appalachian Books

New Appalachian Books by George Brosi* Alderman, Pat. The Overmountain Men: Battle ofKing's Mountain, Cumberland Decade, State of Franklin, Southwest Territory. Johnson City, Tennessee: The Overmountain Press, a 1986 reprint with index of a 1970 release. Hardback: $19.95; paperback: $14.95. An attractive, profusely illustrated book which tells the history of East Tennessee episode by fascinating episode. Blethen, Tyler and Wood, Curtis Jr. From Ulster to Carolina: The Migration ofthe Scotch-Irish to Southwestern North Carolina. Cullowhee, North Carolina: Mountain Heritage Center of Western Carolina University, 1986. Second edition of a 1983 release. Paperback: $5.00. Produced for the highly successful Ulster-American Heritage Conference which has met on alternate years either in Ireland or North Carolina, this attractive publication sheds light on an important topic. Clawson, Grace E. and Associates. Tannerton: A Village and Its Glass. Buckhannon , West Virginia: self-published. Paperback, staple-bound: $4.50. An episodic illustrated local history of a town in Upshur County, West Virginia. It is illustrative of other company towns established by entrepreneurs to serve specific industries. Cool, Romer. Mile Tree Branch. Lexington, Kentucky: Whispering Pines Press, 1985. 47 pages with photographs. Paperback: $3.95. The author was born in Pike County, Kentucky, along Mile Tree Branch at a homestead served only by a path. This book consists of reminiscences of his youth there and at other Pike County homesteads. de Hart, Allen. Hiking the Mountain State: The Trails of West Virginia. Boston, Masachusetts: AMC Books, 1986. 416 pages with 38 maps and 15 photographs. Paperback: $12.95. ?George Brosi owns and operates the Appalachian Bookstore in Berea and publishes the bimonthly Appalachian Mountain Books. He also sells books through mail orders to clients in all parts of the country . If readers need more information about any of the above listings, write him at 123 Walnut Street, Berea, KY 40403. 74 "Hiking the Mountain State is a unique blend of history, adventure, and thoughtful commentary... [It] supplies the outdoor enthusiast with a treasure map to the beautiful scenery of West Virginia." —J. C. Giacalone, President, West Virginia Scenic Trails Association. It includes over 1750 miles and more than 500 trails, updated after the November, 1985 floods. Dickinson, George E. and Sprague, Stuart Seely. Anxiety and Safety: Two Studies of the Kentucky Coal Miners: Death Perceptions of Eastern Kentucky Coal Miners and Mining Safety: Rallying Cry or Creed? Morehead, Kentucky: Appalachian Development Center, Morehead State University, 1986. Paperback: $6.00. This is the Center's Research Report #10. The first study is very concrete, almost to the point of being scientific, but it covers only 78 miners. The second study is quite informal, almost chatty. Both emphasize the role of miner carelessness in mine accidents. Fugate, Clara Taitón. The Legend of Natural Tunnel. Blacksburg, Virginia: Pocahontas Press, 1986. 76 pages illustrated by Caren L. Ertmann with maps by Vera G. Good. Trade paperback: $5.95. This innovative book has 38 pages of text in English facing one way and 38 pages of text in Spanish—translated by Gilda Socarras-Roufagalas—facing upside down and backwards, with covers in both Spanish and English. It tells an Indian legend set at what is now Natural Tunnel State Park in Scott County, Virginia. GiUespie, William H. Wild Foods of Appalachia. Morgantown, West Virginia: Seneca Books, 1986. 159 pages profusely illustrated with drawings. Trade paperback : $7.95. The author published previous editions of The Edible Wild Plants of West Virginia in 1951 and 1959. This is partly an update and expansion of those books. It is wonderful to have such an experienced writer offer a book on such a popular topic. Gutheim, Frederick. The Potomac. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press, a 1986 edition with a new preface of a 1949 release. 436 pages with dramatic illustrations by Mitchell Jamieson; index, and biographical notes. Trade paperback: $10.95. "The best of the Rivers of America series, a book that is at once learned and lively, intelligent and informed." —Henry Steele Commager in the New York Herald Tribune. Most of the Potomac wastershed lies in the Appalachian Mountains of Maryland and West Virginia. Hallowell, Barbara. Cabin: A Mountain Adventure. Boone, North Carolina: Appalachian Consortium Press...