{"product_id":"lost-cove-north-carolina-9781476686080","title":"Lost Cove North Carolina","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Located just seconds from the winding Tennessee border, the remote mountain settlement of Lost Cove, North Carolina was once described as where the moonshiner frolics unmolested. Today, Lost Cove is a ghost town accessible mainly to hikers hoping to catch a glimpse of the desolate settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In this first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove, the author paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town''s ultimate decline, Lost Cove''s history is an in-depth account of family life and kinship in isolation. The author explores historically relevant interviews and genealogical findings from railroad documents, old newspaper articles, church records and deeds. Also included are oral histories that provide authentic, conversational accounts from families in the cove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Boundaries, Routes, and Debates\t5\u003cbr\u003eOne. Lost Cove's Beginning\t\u003cbr\u003eTwo. Lifeways of the Families\t23\u003cbr\u003eThree. The Prosperous Years: Railroads and Timber\t\u003cbr\u003eFour. Moonshine in the Mountains\t57\u003cbr\u003eFive. Mountain View Free Will Baptist Church and Lost Cove School\t66\u003cbr\u003eSix. Families\t99\u003cbr\u003eSeven. The End of a Community\t\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Sketches of Lost Cove Interviewees\t\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040496058711,"sku":"9781476686080","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686080.jpg?v=1750946932","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lost-cove-north-carolina-9781476686080","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}