Our Southern Highlanders (Version 2): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Our Southern Highlanders (Version 2), credited to Horace Kephart, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Our Southern Highlanders, Version 2 by Horace Kephart. Read in English by Lyndon Ashworth. "Our Southern Highlanders" by Horace Kephart delves into the lives and landscapes of the Appalachian region, focusing particularly on the mountaineers of the Southern highlands. Kephart explores the characteristics, culture, and isolation of the people living in these rugged mountains, painting a vivid picture of both their struggles and the stunning natural environment that surrounds them. In a historical context of the Southern mountaineers, Kephart highlights their reputation as fierce and solitary individuals, oftentimes misunderstood and under appreciated. After living among them for several years, he vividly recounts his experiences and observations in a truthful story of this mysterious region.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Our Southern Highlanders (Version 2)
• Author credits: Horace Kephart
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 34
• Listed recording duration: 8:41:57

Catalogue topics

• appalachia
• great smoky mountains
• mountain heritage

Opening tracks: first 24 of 34

1. 01 - Something Hidden Go and Find It Part 1 — 10:07
2. 02 - Something Hidden Go and Find It Part 2 — 14:37
3. 03 - In the Back of Beyond Part 1 — 11:48
4. 04 - In the Back of Beyond Part 2 — 16:04
5. 05 - The Great Smoky Mountains Part 1 — 16:05
6. 06 - The Great Smoky Mountains Part 2 — 17:02
7. 07 - A Bear Hunt in the Smokies Part 1 — 11:00
8. 08 - A Bear Hunt in the Smokies Part 2 — 15:49
9. 09 - A Bear Hunt in the Smokies Part 3 — 14:52
10. 10 - Moonshine Land — 19:23
11. 11 - Ways That Are Dark Part 1 — 20:16
12. 12 - Ways That Are Dark Part 2 — 5:55
13. 13 - A Leaf From the Past Part 1 — 11:06
14. 14 - A Leaf From the Past Part 2 — 18:44
15. 15 - "Blockaders" and "Revenue" Part 1 — 15:50
16. 16 - "Blockaders" and "Revenue" Part 2 — 15:12
17. 17 - The Outlander and the Native Part 1 — 13:36
18. 18 - The Outlander and the Native Part 2 — 14:16
19. 19 - The People of the Hills Part 1 — 11:42
20. 20 - The People of the Hills Part 2 — 17:36
21. 21 - The Land of Do Without Part 1 — 12:53
22. 22 - The Land of Do Without Part 2 — 17:11
23. 23 - Home Folks and Neighbor People Part 1 — 13:32
24. 24 - Home Folks and Neighbor People Part 2 — 14:30

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