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Author Nancy Withington Bell shares rich authentic stories from 24 women who bravely made a move to a new region. In the mountain hollows of Tennessee, the newly arrived girls -young, suburban women from 15 states-supported each other, learning country ways and how to produce their own water, warmth, and food. Fleeing urban consumer culture and the social strife of the 1970s, they learned from the locals, became strong women, and formed a lasting community. Reading these stories, you will laugh, cry and share their raw emotions as they grow as a community.

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The author shows the same appreciation, perseverance, and resourcefulness as the women who made their various ways to Clinch Mountain. With no academic position for external support or rewards, yet with an internal advantage as one of the 'girls, ' she conducted a perennial oral history project. -en like a scholar, she organized transcriptions into priceless chapters. Randall A. Wells, PH.D. Former Director of the Horry County Oral History Project Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Coastal Carolina University Author of Swamp, Strand, & Steamboat: Voices of Horry County, SC, 1732-1954 and Old Times in Horry County: A Narrative History If you think environmental activism and political disaffection are something new, this is the book for you. In the 1970s, twenty-four women moved to the hills of Eastern Tennessee to homestead. This is their detailed and moving story of trials and joys and, above all, the importance of community. Jo Allison, Author of The Julia Nye Mystery Series and Storied and Scandalous St. Louis: A History of Breweries, Baseball, Prejudice, and Protest Emory & Henry College Professor Emerita

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