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Lumberjacks and Tracks in the Great Smoky Mountains
A fascinating guide to the history of lumberjacks and railroad tracks in the Great Smoky Mountains, based on Whistle Over the Mountain by Ronald Schmidt and William Hooks. SRP $15.95 U.S/Canada. Over one hundred years ago, and before anyone thought of a national park, logging operations swept through the Great Smoky Mountains at a frantic pace. Locally trained lumberjacks labored by hand along the Little River to cut trees to make lumber, and the Little River Railroad Company built tracks on site to ship finished wood to all parts of the world. Join us on a rich historical journey into the massive logging operations of the Little River country and the vital role of men and machines during America’s industrialization. Guided narration and vivid period photos! |
“Good clear narration, excellent banjo music, and many photos. The felling, yarding, transporting, and saw milling are all shown. Life in the camps is also mentioned, and we see the trains of movable shacks that the loggers and their families formed into little communities. The last section of the DVD tells the story of the founding of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and where you can go today to see remnants of the Little River Railroad. I enjoyed this DVD.”
Bob Brown, Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette “Video features maps, stories, model trains, and information explaining the important connection of lumberjacks and railroad history.” Model Railroader |
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"On A Roll" Documentary on DVD
$9.95 Greg Smith and his family bare all in this unflinching portrait of a 65-pound man striving for the American Dream. Fueled by discrimination, Smith created “On A Roll Talk Radio” on Life and Disabilities from his power wheelchair in 1992. The African American father of three travels the globe in a new civil rights movement, but finds his own nation’s capital inaccessible - a minor challenge compared to living independently and having safe relationships with “facilitated sex.” |
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"Margaret Garner" E-Book $2.99
Print $9.95 MARGARET GARNER describes the researched events surrounding the American slave mother’s child murder in 1856. Details of Kentucky slavery, including the selling of mulatto "fancy girls"; Margaret’s owners – two brothers (one a former Gov. of Oregon and the other a possible batterer who may have killed his wife); the wealthy Bedinger neighbors and the Presbyterian Church where "Margaret" joined in 1855; her federal trial and verdict in slavery-friendly Cincinnati, located in “free” Ohio; 19th-century interviews with Margaret and her husband Simon (a black Civil War soldier); plus modern archeological excavation results from Margaret’s farm. |
AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM“Sets the soul of Margaret Garner free...”
Charles Blockson, Author of The Underground Railroad |
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"Margaret and Me" Memoir
E-Book $2.99 Print $9.95 A paranormal tell-all, MARGARET AND ME is the true story of Joanne Caputo, an indie filmmaker and mother of two, whose research goes awry when her subject, Margaret Garner, a slave mother guilty of killing her own child, appears to her in a meditation — and refuses to stay silent. What’s revealed is a remarkable past-life connection as Caputo relentlessly delves into historical detail (praised by university professors), while juggling paranormal events with Garner at home. From sexual bondage to a corrupt federal murder trial, Caputo uncovers Garner's true story, as well as the enslaved mother's former home, |
AVAILABLE at Amazon.com“Awe-inspiring...if this is possible, what isn’t?”
Christiane Northrup, MD, Author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom ...making the front page news. But after an archaeological dig unearths Garner's past, the author’s own journey begins to surface. Faced with a failing marriage and a breast cancer diagnosis, Caputo races to finish the story before she’s left with an unthinkable decision: cut ties with her past life—or risk losing her own. |
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"Cutting Loose" Documentary
SRP $9.95 U.S./Canada only. A tough Asian American inmate faces his biggest battle – a fear of being free. Paroled after a decade behind bars, he pits creativity against negativity to beat the crushing odds of going back to prison...and helps other inmates along the way. 40 min. |
“A captivating touching film”
Cheryl Meyer, PhD, JD, Author of Mothers Who Kill Their Children “Inspirational and heart-warming" Karen Dapper, PsyD, RNC, Dir. Mental Health, Ohio Reformatory for Women |
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"LOST: A Ranger’s Story of Search and Rescue"
by Dwight McCarter/Ronald Schmidt SRP $14.95 U.S./Canada only. Based on his journal, former ranger Dwight McCarter shares the benefit of his nearly 30 years in the wilderness with the National Park Service. His gripping personal accounts of tracking those hopelessly lost in the Smoky Mountains, reveals what he has learned about life in the wild and the real dangers that lurk only a few steps from the well-worn trail. Through this fascinating collection of true stories, you too can discover how to protect yourself from the most lethal threat you will encounter in the wild – yourself. |
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