Mountain Women Live On: Life and Legacy of Appalachian Women

Shifflett, Peggy Ann

290 pages; 2023

"Mountain Women Live On: Life and Legacy of Appalachian Women chronicles a way of life which was both beautiful and terrible. Peggy’s newest book elicits feelings of love, fear, respect, disgust, and awe as she takes readers on a journey through a bygone era. Her book contains a history of the region, a study of Appalachian culture and folklore, a sociological treatise on the family, and a social statement extremely pertinent to today’s modern society.