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Thread #83666 Message #1539464
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
10-Aug-05 - 11:35 AM
Thread Name: Books: What book are you reading right now
Subject: RE: BS: What book are you reading right now
The Minstrel of the Appalachians", the story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford.
He was a monumental figure in preserving (as best could be) the culture of the Appalachians, and was the organizer and for years the soul, so to speak, of the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, in Asheville, North Carolina which is now in about its 78th year running. A really admirable man. Not without his feet of clay, but admirable nonetheless.