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Volume 1 of the Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia with Carl E. Feather book series
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In this first volume of the series, Carl E. Feather introduces readers to a dozen of the West Virginians he wrote about for Goldenseal magazine over the decades. The subjects include a West Virginia History Hero who helped build the state's first electric chair, Wheeling's night vigilante Moon Dog, and Reno Calemine of Keyser, a cobbler who spent his entire working life "saving soles." Chapters are: Moundsville Pen Executioner; Hammel’s License Plate Forest; Pansy’s Country Store Opry; Petersburg’s Minnie Pearl;Friendly; Moon Dog (Wheeling); Wheeling Suspension Bridge; Dingess Tunnel & Cabwaylingo, Bloody Mingo;Keyser cobbler; Coalwood; Crazy Bear; Pleasure Valley; Chapel for a Little Boy; Reed’s Mill (Monroe County).
Documenting Appalachia's stories one book at a time.
I am a retired print journalist/photojournalist who writes nonfiction about the people, history, and culture of Appalachia--mainly West Virginia and northeast Ohio (yes, the federal government considers that Appalachia!). I also produce short documentary films about my book subjects; these can be viewed at https://YouTube.com/@FeatherCottageMedia. We sell our books at fairs and events throughout the tri-state region. Our home is in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.
A lifetime journey of place, heritage and storytelling
Tucker County, W.Va., is home to Blackwater Falls State Park, Blackwater Canyon and the Canaan Valley ski and wildlife refuge. It also is home to the vibrant arts and shopping districts of Thomas and Davis. Authenticity, historical and cultural, are its hallmarks! Its 6700 residents host more than a million visitors and vacation home owners annually. This book tells the 20th-century and revival stories of a tourist destination through interviews with the people who made it happen, who never gave up on "everybody's home town!"
Individuals with the Feather surname buried in Lenox Memorial Cemetery, Preston County, W.Va.
Volume IV of the Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia with Carl E. Feather book series
Volume 2 of the Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia with Carl E. Feather series
Volume 3 of the Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia with Carl E. Feather book series
The first four chapters from each book in the Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia series
