Thank you.I ordered an advance copy. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Michelle Ligon" <mich9118@bellsouth.net> > Randy Johnson liked it! I'll give you an excerpt: > > "Morgan's engrossing tale follows the explorer to his death in Missouri in > 1820 and all along the way, the reader revels in rich descriptions of virgin > North America and the life of a man renowned as a 'white Indian' for his > woods skills. Morgan's scholarship unearths quotes that take you to an > alluring place in the past with 'soil as black as ink, as light as a bank of > ashes' where 'a person passing through the woods might be tracked as easily > as through snow.' > > "Reviewer Lee Smith said, 'Morgan's lyric mountain language is equal to > the...grandeur of the land itself.' And it's equal as well to a life lived > on that land, in a wild and spectacular setting we can only imagine -- even > those of us who live and hike and camp in the 'wilds' around a town named > 'Boone.'" - Randy Johnson > > Here's some news about the author's upcoming reading at ASU, too. > http://www.highcountrypress.com/weekly/2007/08-09-07/writers_series.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From: ncwataug-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncwataug-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of harveynorris@comcast.net > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:59 AM > To: ncwataug@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NCWATAUG] Book about Daniel Boone/High Country magazine > > I went on line and could not find the review.What did he think of the book? > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Michelle Ligon" > > > > > Just to let everyone know, there is a review by Randy Johnson of this > > book about Daniel Boone, in the most recent issue of High Country > > Magazine (a very well-done magazine, by the way). Here's information > > about how to get a copy or subscribe. > > http://www.highcountrypress.com/about/hcmagazine.htm > > Their address is P.O. Box 152, Boone, NC 28607; and the phone is > > 828-264-2262. > > > > Beautiful photos and quality, interesting stories, brought to us by > > Ken Ketchie, the former editor of The Mountain Times, and now the > > editor of High Country Press free weekly newspaper. No, I'm not working on > commission. > > Ha! I just appreciate a "voice" which represents the High Country so > > well and speaks to preserving authenticity. > > > > There is also an article by Linda Kramer titled Standing Stones, about > > the area cemeteries and the history therein. The author thanks Sanna > > Gaffney for her help in providing historical accuracy. Sanna, I thank > > you for all you do for the Genealogical Society. > > > > Would that I could, I'd send you all a copy! > > > > Michelle > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ncwataug-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:ncwataug-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of bonnie steelman > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:16 PM > > To: ncwataug@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [NCWATAUG] Daniel Boone, A Biography > > > > This book on Daniel Boone comes at a good time. I have thought for > > years we ought to be celebrating Daniel Boone in the town of Boone and > > have talked to the DAR, Horn in the West, the Mayor and others about > > this and I believe it will happen, but maybe not until next year. All > > are interested in this. It would be interesting to see the names connected > to him. > > Bonnie Steelman > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NCWATAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCWATAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCWATAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message