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Practical, funny, easy to read and delightful, you will enjoy these real-life stories from Patsy Moore and the one-liners God dropped on her to reveal His truth. ..". in her own brilliantly colloquial and humorous way, Patsy shows each of us how God's tenacious, furious, and persistent love keeps pressing through to reveal Himself on each page of these gracious vignettes." -Dr. Kerry Wood Adjunct Professor, The King's University, Southlake, Texas ..". be ready to be challenged. I guarantee you will hear the voice of the Shepherd just like Patsy." -Norman Barnes Co-Founder of Links Intl.,...

In their own picturesque speech, an older generation of men and women in North Carolina paint a vivid image of home and family life in the southern Appalachian mountains around the turn of the century. Dozens of contributors share their wisdom and memories in stories of country hospitality, blackgum toothbrushes, foxhunting, candy stews, jerk coffee, hangings, feuds, and mountain philosophy. A final chapter is devoted to mountain tales and ghost stories. Illustrated by J. L. Osborne, Jr. and originally published in 1982.

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In the simple unpretentious dignity of everyday speech, elderly Tar Heels share their fascinating and touching stories of North Carolina's past, a time when activities and cares were closely associated with extracting a living from the soil. The oldest person Ginns interviewed was ninety-seven, the youngest, fifty-three. The earliest firsthand accounts date from about 1885, and the latest reach into the postdepression era.

Originally published in 1977.

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