Lightning in the Hills (Paperback)

The Smoky Mountains have always been full of stories. From the cave drawings and oral traditions of the Cherokee, to the immigrants who brought their stories from strange and distant lands, to fables constructed and passed down among the newer generation of natives, these hills and hollers have always been alive with tales. You can find them under rocks and roots, in mountain streams and morning dewdrops. You can find them in the twisted trunks of hickory trees and in the sound of the catydid's refrain. You can find them anywhere, and they are as ancient as time. Here are 12 stories. 12 tales of this place and its people. A father and a son try to stay one step ahead of the law and poverty by running a still up in a dark holler. An old woman who thinks she has nothing left finds everything in the dirty face of a wild-haired little neighbor. A man who has seen the horrors of war now looks at flowers everyday. A Gatlinburg weaver gathers her wares and her children for an early morning trip to town.