A Week in the Great Smoky Mountains

TitleA Week in the Great Smoky Mountains
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1995
MagazineSmoky Mountain Historical Society Journal and Newsletter
Volume21
Issue Number2
Pages17-31
Date Publishedsummer
SubjectsMountain people, Personal narratives, Tourism
Description

This story, written by a Knoxville lawyer, recounts a November trip to the Smoky Mountains for his health. It describes the scenery, history, and people in florid language with a great deal of humorous overstatement. Originally published in The Southern Literary Messenger, August, 1860.

Notes

Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society.