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Our Southern Highlanders

Our Southern Highlanders

Di: Horace Kephart
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Our Southern Highlanders is a captivating memoir by Horace Kephart, a Pennsylvania-born writer and librarian, who shares his profound experiences and cultural insights from his time in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Narrated by Meredith Womac Cook, this work offers a unique glimpse into a bygone era, though readers should be aware that it contains some offensive language and overt racism reflective of its time and setting.Copyright Biographies 2.0 Mondiale Scienza Scienze sociali
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