Dorie Woman of the Mountains Author:Florence Cope Bush Before the Great Smoky Mountains became a national park, the region was a lush wilderness dotted with isolated farms. Into this land of unspoiled beauty, Dorie Woodruff Cope was born in 1899. In this evocative memoir, Dorie's daughter, Florence Cope Bush, traces a life at once extraordinary and yet typical of the many Appalachian farm families f... more »orced to leave their simple mountain homes for the cities, abondoning traditional ways for those born of "progress".
Dorie's story begins with her childhood on an isolated mountain farm, where we see first-hand how her parents combined back-breaking labor with intense personal pride to produce everythiing their family needed--from food and clothing to tools and toys--from the land . . .Her experiences were shared by hundreds of Applachians during the early twentieth century. However, Dorie's perseverence, strength of character, and deep love of the Smokies make this a unique and moving narrative.« less