Apalachin was the site of a crime "convention" in 1957. This novel takes off from that wild meeting and follows a mid-level mobster in upstate New York as his life disintegrates. It also looks at a small-town car thief, who comes up against the mob -- with disastrous consequences. The story has a trajectory ruled by fate, yet with so many twists you have to keep reading. The book gets the details of the 50s just right. A strange, compelling story, wonderful characters, and enough surprises and action to satisfy every reader. This book is quite a find -- if you can find it. A forgotten classic.

A true picture of the Appalachian Mountain's natural surroundings while teaching the ABC's. Pictures of the familiar scenes the children of this area know and love relating to the learning process. A beautiful book and a keepsake.

A delightful book to read anywhere!! Inspiration, motivation, and respect were brought on by this collection of memories and anecdotes. It is truly worth it.

There appears to have been a computer glitch here. Walt didn't write a separate book for AppE. There is the Wolfram and Christian 1976 "Appalachian English" and there is the Christian, Wolfram, and Dube 1988 (PADS 74) App-Ozark book, but that is all.

Dr. Jones, retired professor of history at Glenville State College, has compiled in this book an outstanding collection of applachian folklore. Many of these stories have been handed down from generation to generation. This book provides a glimpse into the unique character of the West Virginia mountaineer.

Read this book constantly when I was younger in our school library. Great book, very interesting

McCauley has managed to take a much maligned and degraded religious tradition and shed a bright and loving light upon it. Finally mountain religious life has its place in the religious history of America and particularly the growth of the division between the faith of the heart and soul and religion of the mind and intellect. A brilliant and deep book which sheds light upon ALL of American religious history.

This is my favorite work of Bonta's. Living in the Appalachian's myself, I rely heavily on her work to let me know when it is time to start looking for those migrating raptors or be on the lookout for those fresh, delicate mountain wildflowers.

Appalachian Summer is the third of Marcia Bonta's season chronicles of the natural life that populates the mountain in central Pennsylvania that she and her family call home. As with all her books, Appalachian Summer is a bounty of historical and scientific facts about nature. The first in her seasonal series, Appalachian Spring, duly reports the natural life unfolding from winter. In the second, Appalachian Fall, her daily journal also picks up a sinister subplot as an unethical lumberer threatens the mountain and local wildlife. In this new volume, the Bontas have taken back the land ravaged from timbering and the natural observations haromonize with more personal notes about family events. An appreciation of the fragility of life shadows the family's happiness though when the search for a missing child and her abductor moves onto their land. Bonta never forgets, however, that her mission in sharing her journal is to bring the reader up close to the wonders of nature and this she does in clear prose that tinkles with the exotic names of the plant and animal life that share our planet but are infrequently observed or respected. I regret there is only one season left for her to profile. When I read Bonta's books, I not only learn more about nature, I learn more about humankind.

This book is as good as it gets!! Lesa Postell is an amazing lady, that shares her ancestors ways of preserving food. I use this book very often, and let me tell you, she is right on the money with what she tells you. She brings the ways out, in a way you can understand,and it makes you feel that you are,and were there. If you follow her advice, you can preserve food the way it use to be done, and the right way. Throw all of your other books on preserving food away!! You just struck gold with this lady!!!!