Call Me Hillbilly: a True Humorous Account of the Simple Life in the Smokies Before the Tourist Came

by Gladys Trentham Russell

Genres: Memoir

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[b · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just cherishing ancestors by proxy

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book up at the gift shop at Clingman's Dome. It was an enjoyable memoir set in a time and place closed off to the rest of the world. The story is the author's own and at times her writing is fragmented and a tad confusing. This adds to the charm of her recollections as it is a reminder you are reading the tried and true memories of a true mountain native.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. I went to Gatlinburg and found it there. That was the reason I read it and it showed the history and local flavor of the area. I always find that fun when in a new location.

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Call Me Hillbilly: A Humorous Account of the Simple Life Before the Tourists Came by Gladys Trentham Russell (Russell Publishing Co. 1974)(818). An account by a simple mountain woman who is wiser than she first appears. My rating: 6.5/10, finished 2012.