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Rooted Deep in the Pigeon Valley

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A memoir of North Carolina's Cold Mountain region

Rooted Deep in the Pigeon Valley
A Harvest of Western Carolina Memories

Carroll C. Jones
Foreword by Edie Hutchins Burnette
244 pages, with photographs, illustrations, maps, and index
ISBN 978-0-9789736-4-3, hardcover $34.95 USD

ISBN 978-0-9789736-5-0, trade paperback $19.95 USD

Nestled in the ancient mountains of western North Carolina, near Asheville, lies a fertile and historic valley carved by the brawling headwaters of the Pigeon River. Home to Cherokee Indians, pioneer settlers, Civil War volunteers, to farmers, adventurers, and industrialists, the Pigeon Valley has claimed a firm place in the hearts of its residents as well as in American history. Carroll C. Jones captures the spirit of this unique mountain community and chronicles the lives, accomplishments, and folkways of its people—preserving its portrait in word and image for generations to come.

Carroll Jones

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carroll C. Jones was born and raised in the mountains of Haywood County, North Carolina, in the small paper mill town of Canton. Following a career in the paper industry that led him out of the Carolina highlands to Brazil, South America, and then to Florida, he worked for more than three decades with the same company until retiring. Carroll currently lives in Pace, Florida, with his wife, Maria, where he works as an engineering consultant when not playing golf or writing.