Little Creek Books
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Nonfiction
Tom Dooley: The Story Behind the Ballad
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
$15.95
ISBN 978-0-9846398-0-9
After the Civil War Tom Dooley comes home to find the love of his life, Anne Foster, married to an older man. Anne, who had promised Tom she would wait for him, married for money while Tom was away. When he returns, she makes it clear that she wants to resume their relationship. A hurt and angry Tom begins a romance with sweet Laura Foster, Anne’s first cousin. However, Anne’s hold on Tom is a strong one, and after a time the relationship between Tom and Anne is rekindled. Meanwhile, a few months later Laura finds out that she is pregnant. Tom struggles to do the right thing for his unborn child. He finally agrees to meet Laura and run off to Tennessee and get married. Tom visits Anne the night before he is to leave with Laura and tells Anne of his plans. What happens next turns a lover’s triangle into the nation’s first highly publicized crimes of passion.
To order a copy signed by the author go to www.karenwreynolds.com.Eating Local in Virginia
Phyllis Wilson, Author
$14.95 US
ISBN 978-0-9843192-3-7
"Christ talked about the vine and the vineyard, the fisherman and the good shepherd. He made farming sound like a process, almost like religion. Virginia is a state that is biblical in its proportions-it has vineyards and orchards; streams with native trout and a long Atlantic coastline; open fields for grazing and woodland habitat for deer and small game." Thus begins the ultimate guide to local foods in Virginia. Phyllis Wilson has compiled it all in one smart reference. Whether you are wondering where to buy the freshest vegetables or meat raised in a humane fashion without steroids and hormones you will find it all in Eating Local in Virginia. Farms open to the public, farm stores, farmers' markets, as well as stores and restaurants who seek out locally raised food are all listed here.
Wilson believes that people are beginning to wake up and realize the inherent problems in our grain-based factory food system and the damage it is doing to our health. She sees the local food movement as people reaching out to a better system. But where does one find good naturally grown food? Often, this becomes a problem.
In her book she takes the reader on a journey across the state visiting farms and restaurants, asking the right questions, and listening to the comments of the people who raise our food. Join her on the journey and you will never again have to ask "what shall we eat?" or "where shall we dine?"
To order a signed copy from the author go to
www.eatinglocalinva.com
MOUNTAIN WISDOM: Mountain Folk, vol. 1
Judith V. Hensley, Author
$14.95 US
ISBN 978-0-9843192-7-5
To order your signed copy email publisher@littlecreekbooks.com today!
To learn more about Judith V. Hensley,
her writing and photography,
go to
www.judithvhensley.comMOUNTAIN WISDOM: Mountain Folk, vol. 1 is a collection of Home Remedies, Superstitions, Beauty Tips, Dream Interpretations, Rhymes, and Riddles. It comes from notes and such recorded by author Judith Victoria Hensley over the last thirty plus years while listening to people talk from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. A native Appalachian, Hensley wrote down the “mountain wisdom” as she heard it and has also compiled an enormous collection of vintage photos in this one amazing volume. MOUNTAIN WISDOM: Mountain Folk is chock full of interesting and downright outrageous authentic Appalachian knowledge; and let’s face it, some of it is pretty doggoned funny, too. Readers everywhere will benefit from Hensley’s work.
