No Sweat: Memories of Southern Appalachia

Download or read book No Sweat: Memories of Southern Appalachia written by Danny Fulks and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Sweat Memories of Southern Appalachia by Danny Fulks When his brother went off to fight, the author was left behind—and his recollections here reveal a wonderful snapshot of wartime Appalachian life. "Cooney Simms, the grocer, had a big Philco floor-model radio with push buttons and short wave. Neighbors gathered around when Joe Lewis was fighting. And wasn't he always this good giant who whipped Adolph Hitler's man Max Schmeling? Static wasn't too bad; one could hear Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chats if they didn't come on the same time as the Grand Ole Opry."