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No place for the weary kind : women of the Smokies

Lix, Courtney (author.).

Summary: From legendary hiker Margaret Stevenson to famed singer/songwriter Dolly Parton, what do these nineteen remarkable Smoky Mountain women have in common? Tenacity, perserverance, and an ironwood-like toughness in the face of adversity. Besides that, all had (or have) a deep love of the Great Smoky Mountains. Join author Courtney Lix as she celebrates the inspiring stories of these women's exciting and triumphant lives.

Record details

ISBN: 9780937207826
Physical Description: print
xiv, 294 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Publisher: Women of the Smokies.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I : No place for a weary woman, making a life in the Smokies -> Lydia Kear Whaley - Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Caldwell - Dora Cope - Ella Costner - Phyllis Higginbotham and Marjorie Chalmers - Hattie Ogle McGiffin - Ila Hatter.