My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge
My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge

Author: Pepper Basham

Publisher: Barbour Publishing

Published: 2019-01-01

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1683227816

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Journey into the Blue Ridge Mountains of 1918 where Laurel McAdams endures the challenges of a hard life while dreaming things can eventually improve. But trouble arrives in the form of an outsider. Having failed his British father again, Jonathan Taylor joins is uncle’s missionary endeavors as a teacher in a two-room schoolhouse. Laurel feels compelled to protect the tenderhearted teacher from the harsh realities of Appalachian life, even while his stories of life outside the mountains pull at Laurel’s imagination. Faced with angry parents over teaching methods, Laurel’s father’s drunken rages, and bad news from England, will Jonathan leave and never return, or will he stay and let love bloom?

Midwife of the Blue Ridge
Midwife of the Blue Ridge

Author: Christine Blevins

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2008-08-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0425221687

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A stirring debut novel-of love, struggle, and savagery on America's colonial frontier- (Bernard Cornwell). They call her Dark Maggie for her thick black hair, but the name also has a more sinister connotation. As the lone survivor of an attack on her village, she was thought to be cursed, and unfit for marriage. Maggie is also gifted with quick wits and skilled in medicine, trained as a midwife. Venturing to the colonies as an indentured servant, she hopes to escape the superstitions of the old country, and find a home of her own. But what she discovers is a New World fraught with new dangers.

The Man who Moved a Mountain
The Man who Moved a Mountain

Author: Richard C. Davids

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780800612375

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This biography of Reverend Bob Childress of the Blue Ridge Mountains has been compared to the tales of Mark Twain and the Mississippi. Shows Childress' transforming effects on rough and wild mountain communities.

Blue Ridge Parkway - Celebration
Blue Ridge Parkway - Celebration

Author: Elizabeth Hunter

Publisher: Mountain Trail Press LLC

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780989287081

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Breathtaking photographs and original essays illuminate this tribute to the natural wonders of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The 469 miles of the Parkway run through some of the most magnificent landscapes in the United States, connecting the Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and these photographs capture the unique beauty of the region. Accompanying the images are heartfelt writings of regional poets and essayists who celebrate their abiding love for the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The Heart of Confederate Appalachia
The Heart of Confederate Appalachia

Author: John C. Inscoe

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2003-08-01

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780807855034

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In the mountains of western North Carolina, the Civil War was fought on different terms than those found throughout most of the South. Though relatively minor strategically, incursions by both Confederate and Union troops disrupted life and threatened the

Serafina and the Splintered Heart
Serafina and the Splintered Heart

Author: Robert Beatty

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2017-07-03

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1484781236

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In the highly-anticipated next installment of the Serafina series, Serafina must confront the darkest threat she's ever encountered at Biltmore Estate. She knows she can face anything with her best friend and closest ally, Braeden Vanderbilt, by her side. But when a sinister force tears them apart, Serafina scrambles to uncover the mystery of her most formidable challenge yet...and about herself and the destiny that awaits her.

Blue Ridge Babies 1, 2, 3
Blue Ridge Babies 1, 2, 3

Author: Laura Sperry Gardner

Publisher: Page Street Kids

Published: 2021-03-16

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781645670834

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Explore the Blue Ridge Mountains, a part of the Appalachian range that teems with fascinating plant and wildlife, through the memorable frame of the engaging folk song “Over in the Meadow.” Amongst budding dogwood trees, crooked creeks, mountains fading to heaven, and other stunning settings, animal mothers and their young all play a part in the great wide wilderness. Count the babies on every page: one fawn hides while two bear cubs forage, three cardinal fledglings fly and four owlets hoot, all the way up to ten salamander efts and one last expansive view of a unique American region. This traditional tune made new and paired with gorgeous, lushly illustrated creatures and environments will have kids counting, singing, and totally awed by the natural world.

Blue Ridge Sunrise
Blue Ridge Sunrise

Author: Denise Hunter

Publisher: Blue Ridge Romance

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780718090500

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Even as she comes to terms with the shifting relationships in her life, Zoe still isn't sure if she can remain in Copper Creek with her new responsibilities--and her first love.

Laurel's Dream
Laurel's Dream

Author: Pepper Basham

Publisher:

Published: 2021-10-29

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Dreams are precious commodities in the Blue Ridge Mountains of 1918 and Laurel McAdams is attempting to make hers come true, but, sometimes, life in the mountains has a way of squandering dreams. As she attempts to avoid matrimony, she is secretly saving for her future with the sole purpose of becoming a teacher and bringing consistent education back to "her people". Having failed his British father again by being unable to fight in the Great War, Jonathan Taylor joins his uncle's missionary endeavors as a teacher in a two-room schoolhouse in Appalachia, but nothing prepares him for the rugged wilderness, narrow-minded natives, and...Laurel McAdams. Her joy and friendship prove a guiding light in the middle of his new responsibilities and tempt hsi timid heart toward a future her never expected.But when Jonathan's teaching methods lead to dangerous outcomes and Laurel's dream is threatened by an unexpected choice, will these two learn how to find hope and maybe even love beyond the heartache? Can Jonathan and Laurel create a new dream from the shattered pieces of the old ones or will bitterness and brokenness keep them apart?