
His vanished star explores the collision between development and deeply rooted rural life as a man from the city arrives in a southern mountain community with ambitions to build a hotel. He surveys his newly acquired land and sees potential for tourism and progress, but his plans...

"His vanished star" by Charles Egbert Craddock transports readers to the rugged and compelling landscape of the Tennessee mountains. This significant work of Appalachian fiction delves into the dramatic realities of mountain life, meticulously portraying the intricate social...