THE GOOSEBOTTOM CHRONICLES

THE GOOSEBOTTOM CHRONICLES: A Legacy of Mountain Grit and Divine Grace (Volume 1)

Long before corporate coal syndicates mapped out the valleys for profit, the rugged ridges of Trace Gap belonged to a people who understood the sacred language of the earth. When the tides of western expansion forced a choice between assimilation or exile, a defiant Cherokee remnant vanished into the unmapped crags of the mountains to protect their children-hiding their indigenous lineage in plain sight beneath the courthouse ink.
An essential companion history to the Cloverlick Holler series, this volume pulls back the curtain on the multi-generational bloodline that walked the ridges first. From the independent frontier days of John "Needle Head" Clark and his sweeping hillside orchards, to the industrial dust of the Keokee coal camps, the roots of the family held fast against betrayal, heartbreak, and systematic land theft.
This immersive family chronicle includes:

• The Frontier Roots: Follow the historic frontier agreement between John "Needle Head" Clark and Many Feathers that birthed a mountain dynasty.

• The Coal Fires of Keokee: Experience the brutal industrial shift of the company towns where Bill and Marie Thomas labored to keep their heritage alive.

• The Grit and the Grace: Discover the profound miracle of Papaw Charlie Hall's furnace of faith and Mamaw Dorothy's relentless physical hustle.

A masterpiece of authentic, porch-side Appalachian storytelling, author Leisha McKnight delivers a deeply moving tribute to the survival instincts passed cleanly down her maternal line.
The old mines are closed and the tracks are quiet, but on any given evening when the mountain mist lifts off the ridges, the porch light stays on at the home place. The GooseBottom Chronicles stands as a proud, enduring beacon proving that the heavy, triumphant heritage of a mountain family remains entirely unbroken.