A mountaineer’s memories of happenings in the Smoky Mountains in pre-park days. Humorous stories told in prose and homespun verse by Gladys Trentham Russell. Accounts of home life, school, church, weddings, funerals, home remedies, burthin’ babies, sayings, superstititions, toys, reunions, vittles and critters. Hand-drawn black and white illustrations of antique curiosities and maps. Softcover, 135 pages.