A timely study of change in a complex environment, Where There Are Mountains explores the relationship between human inhabitants of the southern Appalachians an

51-year-old Jean Deeds left her comfortable life for a 2,000 mile journey along the Appalachian Trail.

Part natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian Mountains Stretching almost unbroken

A rich mosaic of photographs, words, and songs, Voices from the Mountains tells the turbulent story of the Appalachian South in the twentieth century. Focusing

"This book explores the complex processes and features of mountain environments: glaciers, snow and avalanches, landforms, weather and climate, vegetation, soil