A Week in the Great Smoky Mountains
Title | A Week in the Great Smoky Mountains |
Publication Type | Magazine Article |
Year of Publication | 1995 |
Magazine | Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal and Newsletter |
Volume | 21 |
Issue Number | 2 |
Pages | 17-31 |
Date Published | summer |
Subjects | Mountain 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. |