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Community and change in the North Carolina mountains : oral histories and profiles of people from western Watauga County Cover Image Book

Community and change in the North Carolina mountains : oral histories and profiles of people from western Watauga County / compiled [and edited] by Nannie Greene and Catherine Stokes Sheppard ; research assistant, Sarah Jean Joslin.

Greene, Nannie, 1928- (Added Author). Sheppard, Catherine Stokes, 1929- (Added Author). Joslin, Sarah Jean. (Added Author).

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"This book contains personal memoirs gathered by interviews and submissions from the residents of western Watauga County, North Carolina. Concentrating primarily on the decades of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, these stories focus on the elements of everyday life in a mountain community. The book includes a special section on the war experiences of Watauga County residents"--Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 0786425938
  • ISBN: 9780786425938
  • Physical Description: xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2006]

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1. Everyday life of the people -- pt. 2. Law and order ... and sometimes justice -- pt. 3. Western Watauga at war -- pt. 4. People who have made a difference -- pt. 5. You can get there from here -- pt. 6. Preserving our heritage.

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Mountain life > North Carolina > Watauga County > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Community life > North Carolina > Watauga County > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Social change > North Carolina > Watauga County > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Mountain people > North Carolina > Watauga County > Biography > Anecdotes.
Interviews > North Carolina > Watauga County.
Watauga County (N.C.) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Watauga County (N.C.) > Biography > Anecdotes.
Watauga County (N.C.) > History > 20th century > Anecdotes.
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Interviews.
Anecdotes.
Biographies.

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