Mountain Echoes

Mountain Echoes is a compilation of stories, all results of a sifting through the
history of Haywood County in Western North Carolina. Some are specific to
the setting while others capture the essence of most anywhere in the Southern
Appalachians.
Taming a wilderness and transforming it into a place called home is a tough
job that requires people of strength, foresight, ingenuity, and wisdom. The
reader will meet some of them here. Look for beauty in the physical surroundings,
joy in square dancing and mountain music, humor in "Pulpit Crashers" and
superstitions, compassion in "Mountain Girl," cruelty in "Captain Kirk,"
desperation in "Nance Dude," uniqueness in "Popcorn Sutton," and determination
and pride everywhere.