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Weals is the author of Last Train to Elkmont and was an esteemed newspaper reporter in east Tennessee for nearly 40 years. This is a collection of his interviews and stories about mountain folk in Cades Cove and vicinity. Topics include snow storms, hunting, romance, the Civil War, low-tech innovations, cattle raising, lightning deaths, lumbering, and much more. Includes lots of historic photos.
Proceeds from the sale of Smokies Life merchandise benefit the educational, historical, and scientific programs of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.




$14.95
Weals is the author of Last Train to Elkmont and was an esteemed newspaper reporter in east Tennessee for nearly 40 years. This is a collection of his interviews and stories about mountain folk in Cades Cove and vicinity. Topics include snow storms, hunting, romance, the Civil War, low-tech innovations, cattle raising, lightning deaths, lumbering, and much more. Includes lots of historic photos.
Proceeds from the sale of Smokies Life merchandise benefit the educational, historical, and scientific programs of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.




The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.