Mines, miners and minerals of western North Carolina / Шахты, горняки и полезные ископаемые запада Северной Каролины

Without the encouragement and assistance of Dorothy Hussey, a good friend and wonderful person, I would have never undertaken this endeavor. Being literate, she knew that there is very little recorded history of a people and industry that have been so important to Western North Carolina. Thanks, Dorothy.
Without the aid of local news, newspapers and other printed material, this would have been a most difficult task. <...>