Blue Ridge Country
COPYRIGHT, 1942, BY
JEAN THOMAS
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To My Brother
DOCTOR GEORGE G. BELL
A once itinerant “Tooth Dentist”
who became the first Republican county judge
in more than a quarter of a century
at the mouth of Big Sandy
and whose unique sentences have become legendary
Jean Thomas
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The Land
The People
Blazing the Trail
The Mountaineer
Hatfields and Mccoys
Peacemaker
Taking Sides
Martin-Tolliver Troubles
Family Honor
Timber
Woman’s Work
Philomel Whiffet’s Singing School
Riddles and Fortunes
The Infare Wedding
Funeralizing
Old Christmas
Foot-washing
New Light
Big Sandy River
Water Witch
Marrying on Horseback
Death Crown
A White Feather
Crockett’s Hollow
The Silver Tomahawk
Black Cat
The Deer Woman and the Fawn
Ghost of Devil Anse
The Winking Corpse
The House with the Green Gables
Of Land and River
Feud
Legend
Tragedy
Patriot
Vanishing Feudist
Silver Moon Tavern
Blooming Stills
Learning
Mountain Men
Coal
Public Works
Back to the Farm
Valley of Parks
When Singing Comes in, Fighting Goes Out
Vanishing Trail
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