TY  - BOOK
AU  - United StatesNational Park Service
AU  - Dykeman,Wilma
AU  - Stokely,James
TI  - At home in the Smokies
T2  - Handbook (United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications); 125
AV  - F396 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Cherokee Indians -- History
KW  - Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Social life and customs
KW  - Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- History
KW  - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Guidebooks
N1  - Revised edition of: Highland homeland (1978), by Wilma Dykeman and Jim Stokely; Release date is 2023-12-10; Carla Foust, Steve Mattern, Thiers Halliwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Originally published; Washington DC: National Park Service, 1984
N2  - "At Home in the Smokies: A History Handbook for Great Smoky Mountains National Park" is a historical account produced by the National Park Service in the early 1980s. This handbook commemorates the 50th anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and explores the rich history and cultural narratives of the people who settled in this mountainous region between North Carolina and Tennessee. It provides insight into the lives of the Cherokees and later European settlers who shaped the area, drawing connections to the park's historical sites and the enduring legacy of the mountain communities.  The opening of the handbook outlines its thematic structure, focusing first on the immersive natural beauty of the Smokies and its historical significance, before delving into the accounts authored by Wilma Dykeman and Jim Stokely. It highlights the annual homecoming events, where descendants of early settlers gather to celebrate their heritage. In addition, it introduces the complex interactions between the Cherokees and the European settlers, detailing their coexistence and the eventual tensions leading to displacement. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the evolving narrative of life in the Smokies, enriched by the personal stories and historical context that frame this unique American landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72365
ER  -