{"product_id":"horace-kephart-writings-paperback","title":"Horace Kephart: Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMae Miller Claxton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Frizzell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for \u003ci\u003eOur Southern Highlanders\u003c\/i\u003e (1913) and \u003ci\u003eCamping and Woodcraft\u003c\/i\u003e (1916), Horace Kephart's keen interest in exploring and documenting the great outdoors would lead him not only to settle in Bryson City, North Carolina, but also to become the most significant writer about the Great Smoky Mountains in the early twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited by Mae Miller Claxton and George Frizzell, \u003ci\u003eHorace Kephart: Writings \u003c\/i\u003eextends past Kephart's two well-read works of the early 1900s and dives into his correspondence with friends across the globe, articles and columns in national magazines, unpublished manuscripts, journal entries, and fiction in order to shed some deserved light on Kephart's classic image as a storyteller and practical guide to the Smokies. The book is divided into thematic subsections that call attention to the variety in Kephart's writings, its nine chapters featuring Kephart's works on camping and woodcraft, guns, southern Appalachian culture, fiction, the Cherokee, scouting, and the park and Appalachian trail. Each chapter is accompanied by an introductory essay by a notable Appalachian scholar providing context and background to the included works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written for scholars interested in Appalachian culture and history, followers of the modern outdoor movement, students enamored of the Great Smoky Mountains, and general readers alike, \u003ci\u003eHorace Kephart: Writings\u003c\/i\u003e gathers a plethora of little-known and rarely seen material that illustrates the diversity and richness found in Kephart's work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAE MILLER CLAXTON\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at Western Carolina University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Ron Rash\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConversations with Dorothy Allison\u003c\/i\u003e, and was contributing editor to the \u003ci\u003eHeath Anthology of American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, sixth edition. Her articles have appeared in\u003ci\u003e Mississippi Quarterly, South Atlantic Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Southern Quarterly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEORGE FRIZZELL\u003c\/b\u003e was the university archivist at Western Carolina University for twenty-seven years. He is a recognized expert in the fields of Cherokee studies and Appalachian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47445771190493,"sku":"9781621905417","price":87.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ACMCzFpN3r9781621905417.webp?v=1771489049","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/horace-kephart-writings-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}