The Hinterlands: A Mountain Tale in Three Parts

By Robert Morgan

Book Overview

Robert Morgan's first novel unfolds through the voices of three generations of Appalachian storytellers. In the first segment, adventurous teenager Petal runs off with a handsome homesteader in 1772. She tells of setting up housekeeping on the frontier, including the story of birthing her first baby while staving off a panther. In 1816, Petal's grandson uses a starved pig to track the best route for building a route down the mountain to market. In 1845, Petal's grandson constructs the turnpike down the mountain.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895871785
• ISBN13: 9780895871787
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: John F Blair Pub
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"