“Fine as frog hair split four ways.” “If his brains were dynamite, he wouldn’t have enough to blow his nose.” Part Two of The Holler Handbook collects the sayings that give mountain talk its bite, and the history behind them.

Inside

• The Living Echo: how the Scots-Irish settlers’ speech survived in the hollers
• The Highlands of Ashe: a short history of Ashe County
• Hundreds of sayings sorted by subject: intelligence, appearance, character, weather and more
• Ashe-specific words and extras from locals
• The Stories of Home: personal narratives from Appalachian residents

Format: PDF ebook, 33 pages with photographs. Opens on any phone, tablet, or computer, and can be sent to a Kindle with Amazon’s Send to Kindle.

This is a digital download; nothing will be shipped. Buying direct supports a local Ashe County author.