The Character of Mountains is a celebration of simple life in Appalachia and a coming of age journey, depicted in poetry and photography. This book was nominated Appalachian Book of the Year, 2007. Readers join Delilah O'Haynes on a memorable trek through Appalachian wilderness, coal mining, American Indian ancestry, and more. Highly acclaimed Appalachian novelist Lee Smith describes The Character of Mountains as "a slim volume as rich in character, place, and significance as a whole shelf of novels."
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The Character of Mountains is a celebration of simple life in Appalachia and a coming of age journey, depicted in poetry and photography. This book was nominated Appalachian Book of the Year, 2007. Readers join Delilah O'Haynes on a memorable trek through Appalachian wilderness, coal mining, American Indian ancestry, and more. Highly acclaimed Appalachian novelist Lee Smith describes The Character of Mountains as "a slim volume as rich in character, place, and significance as a whole shelf of novels."
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