{"id":3489,"date":"2009-09-17T18:24:14","date_gmt":"2009-09-18T02:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=3489"},"modified":"2009-09-17T18:27:26","modified_gmt":"2009-09-18T02:27:26","slug":"new-book-on-stories-of-the-great-smokies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2009\/09\/17\/new-book-on-stories-of-the-great-smokies\/","title":{"rendered":"New book on stories of the Great Smokies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new book by William A. Hart Jr., “3000 Miles in the Great Smokies<\/a>\"\",” recounts the tales he collected in 40 years of hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains. A sampling was posted in the Citizen-Times of Ashville, NC<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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The tale then turns to Rose’s stature as a wilderness boss and to a woodland expedition he made with a friend.<\/p>\n

As was the habit, Quill and his companion sought lodging at a cabin along the trail. That night, several young men staged a rough fight to intimidate the new guests.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the sham battle had raged for a few moments,\u201d Hart records Jenkins saying, \u201cQuill pulled out his long-barreled pistol and called to his friend: \u2018John \u2026 let’s kill these SOBs before they hurt themselves.’\u201d The fighting stopped. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Something about living in the woods produces a “let’s cut the crap” perspective.
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\nHart has a couple appearances booked at western Carolina literary establishments. <\/p>\n