Southern Tradition

For the first time ever, an active practitioner describes the history, folklore, and remedies of Southern and Appalachian Folk Medicine in this groundbreaking guide for curious herbalists. This book is the first to describe the history, folklore, assessment methods, and remedies of Southern and...

Taíno Myths: The Stories That Shaped the Caribbean Before any European set foot on Caribbean shores, the Taíno people flourished, their lives intertwined with rich beliefs and powerful ancient tales. This book unveils their legacy. This book is an intimate portrait of a culture that overcame attempts at erasure, colonization, and centuries of enforced silence. The Taíno were declared gone, but their pulse still resonates across the Caribbean, their stories speaking clearly today. Here’s just a fraction of what you can expect inside: Foundational creation myths where sibling rivalry ...

Our origins as a slave species and the Anunnaki legacy in our DNA Reveals compelling new archaeological and genetic evidence for the engineered origins of the human species, first proposed by Zecharia Sitchin in The 12th Planet Shows how the Anunnaki created us using pieces of their own...

Savannah Blue is a darkly funny, sharply observed Southern coming-of-age novel about loyalty, tradition, and the brutal rites of passage that shape young men long before they understand what they’ve inherited, brought to life in an immersive audio performance narrated by Rachel Simons. At a 120-year-old all-boys Catholic military academy in the South, Harrison and Delli enter their final year caught between fading old-guard traditions and a new culture determined to erase them.

This is a compilation of true, often humorous stories and serious observations about the lives and customs of Appalachians from the old days to modern times. Topics include mountain customs and traditions with forays into herbal remedies, moonshining, religion and language, along with the difficulties of being absorbed into cultures outside of the hills. A few of the forty-four chapters include: Aunt Berthy and the Fires of Hell, Enlightenment Comes to the Mountains, Old Time Religion in Appalachia, Uncle Bryant: Mountain Medicine Man, Appalachian Medicine Chest, Catfish in a Log, ...

Hey, y’all. Welcome to the South! Viral sensation and TikToker Landon Bryant (@LandonTalks) presents his tongue-in-cheek “anthropological dive” into the food, fashion, linguistics, culture, holidays, and traditions of the American South. “Let’s discuss . . .” These two words began...

Coffee and brightly painted oxcarts. Quetzals, coastlines, and the Montverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Learn the ABCs of Costa Rica in this exotic, colorful tour of the small but treasure-filled Central American country.

Volume 2 of Musing Appalachia is a compilation of forty-six comical but true stories about the lives and customs of Appalachians and their experiences while making the often-painful transition of being absorbed into a culture outside the hills. Topics touch on humorous adaptations and traditions as they grapple to cope with the new environment. They include searching for identity, schooling, marriage and sex, religion, nicknames, Appalachian creativity, moonshining, hunting, race, the War of Northern Aggression, etc. A few of the 46 stories include Where I Come From, Roots Run Deep; ...

Some civilizations are remembered for what they built. The Inca are remembered for how they understood the world. In the thin air of the Andes, where mountains rise like silent guardians and the sun commands every harvest, the Inca created more than an empire—they created a sacred system of life. Every step, every seed, every offering carried meaning. The earth was alive. The sky was watching. The past was never truly gone. This book draws you into that world—clearly, powerfully, and without unnecessary complexity. Discover the gods who shaped an empire—from Inti, the blazing sun, to ...

The stories in this book are based upon actual events. During the course of her research into some of South Carolina's classic tales, Nancy Roberts heard accounts of happenings in the recent past and even the present day. They're all here: from the famous Gray Man of Pawleys Island who warns of coming storms to the ghost of the poor fellow whose small plane went down in the 1950s near Walhalla, leaving him to forever hitchhike Highway 107.

Take an alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Guatemala!

Parrots, rain forests, and the Amazon River. Soccer legends and the Carnaval of Rio de Janeiro. Discover the ABCs of a country known worldwide for its deep jungles and amazing variety of plant and animal life in this tour of Brazil.

In this unique collection, Literary Witches co-creator Katy Horan unearths the true and fictional stories behind twenty traditional murder ballads, exploring the beauty and horror of the art form through stories, lyrics, and original interpretations. The audiobook includes covers of various folk...

A Backwards Glance is a collection of stories from the extraordinary life of an exceptional man. Follow Sid Mickle from his small-town Alabama childhood to a 40-year professional career that allowed him to travel far from home without ever forgetting its lessons. This book is more than a collection of stories. It is a nostalgic journey through time with family, friends, work associates and a collection of real life memories. There is success and failure, joy and tragedy, setbacks and triumphs. These stories include vivid recollections of childhood struggles to understand his polar-opposite ...

Explore the complex and rich tradition of Goddess worship across the Indian subcontinent through this stunning compilation of Her complete story She is benevolent and nurturing, yet fierce and terrible, a warrior and a lover. She creates and gives life, is death personified, and the one who...

Contrary to popular belief, the roots of American country music do not lie solely on southern farms or in mountain hollows. Rather, much of this music recorded before World War II emerged from the bustling cities and towns of the Piedmont South. No group contributed more to the commercialization of early country music than southern factory workers.

From the author of Queen Sugar—now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay—comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America. In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, quotes, conversations, and first-person...

Step into the wild heart of old Florida where family, faith, and fearless gatorin’ shape a legacy like no other. Dr. Charles D. (“Charlie”) Rentz is a sixth-generation native Floridian whose roots run deep into the swamps and sands of the Sunshine State. His ancestors first came to Florida from the Island of Minorca off the coast of Spain, arriving as indentured servants in 1768. Over the centuries, their stories of grit, faith, and survival were passed down through generations, from Charlie’s great-great-grandparents to his mother and grandfather. Taught by his grandfather, Charlie...

Roberts writes stories from a wide variety of locations: "Night of the Hunt" in Hendersonville, North Carolina; "Return of the Bell Witch" in Adams, Tennessee; "The Shenandoah Stage" in New Market, Virginia; "Chain Gang Man" in Decatur, Alabama; "Fort Mountain" in Fort Mountain, Georgia; "Laura" in Campbellsville, Kentucky; and "The Coming of the Demon" in Middleway, West Virginia.

A nightengails haunting songs. A noblewoman’s stolen future. A love fierce enough to burn down a kingdom. In the mist-shrouded marshlands of Eldmarsh, Eadwyn lives as the hall’s prized entertainer—celebrated for her voice, desired for her beauty, and owned by the lord who bought her as a child. Every night she sings of heroes and battles while hiding the truth: she is little more than a gilded prisoner. High above the feasting warriors sits Elswyth, Lord Osric’s only daughter and bargaining chip in a looming political alliance. Clever, observant, and quietly desperate, she dreams of...