{"product_id":"books-our-southern-highlanders-by-horace-kephart","title":"Our Southern Highlanders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTravel author Horace Kephart discusses the culture of Appalachia he observed while living in a mountain cabin for several months at the start of the 20th century. This edition contains all of his original photographs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn honest and eye-opening account of the old Appalachian culture, Our Southern Highlanders attests to rugged yet proud communities well-adapted to the rough terrain. We discover a people who have carved out an existence through sheer grit and persistence; the hardships of mountain life are evident in the worn faces and attire. Though the region is secluded, the inhabitants are by no means cut off - trade is regular, and many locals are descended from Irish, Scots and English immigrants to North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecording conversations and photographing the most noteworthy sights of his stay, Kephart strives to portray the Appalachian region fairly. Although known for his travel writing - a craft usually aimed to encourage and inform potential visitors to a given place - Our Southern Highlanders carries an investigative and journalistic element.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter its release, critics were surprised at how Kephart portrayed the Appalachian way of life in a realistic and honest fashion - in decades prior, the culture had received negative treatment by writers unfamiliar and disaproving. However, Kephart was criticized for focusing overly on the more sensationalist aspects of mountain life - the making of moonshine, for instance, features heavily with stills photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480980709649,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781789870435.jpg?v=1777553925","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-our-southern-highlanders-by-horace-kephart","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}