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Cataloochee / Requiem by Fire by Wayne Caldwell
Cataloochee -- "Set in the reclusive mountains of North Carolina, Caldwell's rootsy first novel follows the small triumphs and tragedies of three families from the Civil War to 1928, when the area was absorbed into the new Smoky Mountains National Park. Keeping track of four generations of Carters, Banks, and Wrights, with their bountiful legions of offspring...to offer a momentary glimpse into the loves, lives, and deaths of these hardscrabble folk." -- from www.amazon.com
Requiem -- "In 1928, the residents of Cataloochee, N.C., are given an ultimatum by the National Parks Commission to either resign their farmland for a price, or remain, but have their property leased back to them by the government. At the core of this conflict is Silas Wright, a farmer who locks horns with the Parks Commission, disputes both of the options offered, and refuses to succumb to governmental demands. Attorney Oliver Babcock is also making rounds about town securing agreements to negotiate as well. Wright contemplates a lawsuit against the commission, for which longtime resident Jim Hawkins is now enlisted to be a warden of the park to come. Mild melodrama ensues as the government removes residents from their homes, a mysterious death occurs, Hawkins contends with an unhappy family, and the town fire-starter gets up to his old tricks again." -- from www.amazon.com
I liked both of these books. They read more like memoirs or diaries than novels and they paint a nicely vivid picture of life in the 'lost' Smoky Mountain towns.
Cataloochee -- Started: July 17, 2010 Finished: July 20, 2010
Requeim by Fire -- Started: July 20, 2010 Finished: July 21, 2010
Cataloochee / Requiem by Fire by Wayne Caldwell
Cataloochee -- "Set in the reclusive mountains of North Carolina, Caldwell's rootsy first novel follows the small triumphs and tragedies of three families from the Civil War to 1928, when the area was absorbed into the new Smoky Mountains National Park. Keeping track of four generations of Carters, Banks, and Wrights, with their bountiful legions of offspring...to offer a momentary glimpse into the loves, lives, and deaths of these hardscrabble folk." -- from www.amazon.com
Requiem -- "In 1928, the residents of Cataloochee, N.C., are given an ultimatum by the National Parks Commission to either resign their farmland for a price, or remain, but have their property leased back to them by the government. At the core of this conflict is Silas Wright, a farmer who locks horns with the Parks Commission, disputes both of the options offered, and refuses to succumb to governmental demands. Attorney Oliver Babcock is also making rounds about town securing agreements to negotiate as well. Wright contemplates a lawsuit against the commission, for which longtime resident Jim Hawkins is now enlisted to be a warden of the park to come. Mild melodrama ensues as the government removes residents from their homes, a mysterious death occurs, Hawkins contends with an unhappy family, and the town fire-starter gets up to his old tricks again." -- from www.amazon.com
I liked both of these books. They read more like memoirs or diaries than novels and they paint a nicely vivid picture of life in the 'lost' Smoky Mountain towns.
Cataloochee -- Started: July 17, 2010 Finished: July 20, 2010
Requeim by Fire -- Started: July 20, 2010 Finished: July 21, 2010