Daily Archives: August 26, 2019

Fireside Tales

Given that most of the people I camp with have tended to have a great deal more experience at camping than I do, I have often tended to think that it is somewhat unusual that I had no real camping … Continue reading

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Book Review: Appalachian Legacy

Appalachian Legacy, by Shelby Lee Adams This is a powerful book of black and white photographs taken over a long time in rural Appalachian Kentucky.  A book like this, and its images, serves as a test of the mindset of … Continue reading

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Book Review: Appalachian Cooking

Appalachian Cooking:  New & Traditional Recipes, by John Tullock One of the lesser known parts of my background is that I was born to a farming family in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains in Western Pennsylvania and that my … Continue reading

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Book Review: Victuals

Victuals, by Ronni Lundy The title of this book should be pronounced “vittles,” and this book is a very fascinating effort at someone to attempt to signal that the writer belongs to a given community while also seeking to subvert … Continue reading

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