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    Growing Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia: A Memoir
    Growing Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia: A Memoir
    Growing Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia: A Memoir
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    Growing Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia: A Memoir

    By Ivy Corbin

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    This book tells the true story of the people who had made their homes for many generations in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the hardships and sorrows the mountain people endured for being poor and secluded for living their way of life in the mountains. They were put out of their homes and put off their land to make way for the Shenandoah National Park. Memories linger in their minds of days gone by—what it was like not to have enough food on the table, hard work every day, thinking what the next day might bring. The history that has been left behind by the mountain people should never be forgotten. Oh, what secrets those Blue Ridge Mountains hold.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCovenant Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 25, 2022
    ISBN9781638850397
    Growing Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia: A Memoir

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