Elkmont's Uncle Lem Ownby : Sage of the Smokies

by F. Carroll McMahan

2020-07-03 13:58:29

Born in 1889 in the Smoky Mountains, Lem Ownby became one of the region''s most recognized figures. Sight-impaired from an early age, Lem spent his life logging, bear hunting, farming and tending his beehives. He welcomed the arrival of logging opera... Read more
Born in 1889 in the Smoky Mountains, Lem Ownby became one of the region''s most recognized figures. Sight-impaired from an early age, Lem spent his life logging, bear hunting, farming and tending his beehives. He welcomed the arrival of logging operations into the pristine wilderness but became an eyewitness to the devastation it brought to land, streams and wildlife. As the last leaseholder living within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lem became a legend, selling his honey and offering pearls of wisdom to hikers, writers and even the governor. Lem''s principles remained solid, his opinions so unwavering that he once refused to entertain two Supreme Court justices. Enter the forest with author F. Carroll McMahan as he tells dramatic, fascinating and sometimes humorous stories of a man who lived truly on his own terms. Less

Book Details

File size8.9x5.9x0.4inches
Print pages122
PublisherHistory Press (SC)
Publication date October 1, 2013
ISBN9781626191198

Compare Prices

Store Availability Book Format Condition Price
Indigo Books & Music In Stock Buy CAD 22.99
BOOKSAMILLION.COM In Stock Paperback Paperback Buy USD 19.99
Indigo Books & MusicIn Stock
Format
Condition
Buy CAD 22.99
BOOKSAMILLION.COMIn Stock
Format
Paperback
Condition
Paperback
Buy USD 19.99
Available Discount
No Discount available

Join us and get access to all
your favourite books

Sign up for free and start exploring thousands of eBooks today.

Sign up for free