ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition
Big Tom Wilson, the bear hunterFrontispiece
facing page
Map of Appalachia8
A family of pioneers in the twentieth century16
“The very cliffs are sheathed with trees and shrubs”24
At the Post-Office32
The author in camp in the Big Smokies40
“Bob”48
“There are few jutting crags”56
The bears’ home—laurel and rhododendron64
The old copper mine72
“What soldiers these fellows would make under leadership of some backwoods Napoleon”80
“By and by up they came, carrying the bear on the trimmed sapling”88
Skinning a frozen bear96
“... Powerful steep and laurely....”104
Mountain still-house hidden in the laurel112
Moonshine still, side view120
Moonshine still in full operation128
Corn mill and blacksmith forge136
A tub-mill152
Cabin on the Little Fork of Sugar Fork of Hazel Creek in which the author lived alone for three years160
A mountain home176
Many of the homes have but one window192
The schoolhouse208
“At thirty a mountain woman is apt to have a worn and faded look”216
The misty veil of falling water232
An average mountain cabin240
A bee-gum248
Let the women do the work264
“Till the sky-line blends with the sky itself”288
Whitewater Falls312
The road follows the creek—there may be a dozen fords in a mile320
“Dense forest and luxuriant undergrowth”336
APPALACHIA
The wavy black line shows the outer boundaries of Southern Appalachian Region. The shaded portion shows the chief areas covered by high mountains, 3,000 to 6,700 feet above sea-level.