A Kid In Cades Cove

In the years following his childhood in Cades Cove, TN, Bernard D. Myers, writes about his beloved home place and family. Bernard's witty storytelling includes details of local and national history from the 1800s to the 1930s and 1940s, when the Myers family and other residents farmed and lived in Cades Cove. This book describes some of the homesteads, and ways of life including gardening, going to the mill, childhood games, education and religion. There is a hand-drawn map including points of interest and past home sites in the Cove. Bernard goes into details about the Pearl Harbor Memorial Tree, located on his old home site, and Civilian Conservation Corps. Most importantly, Bernard shares with his readers about the people of Cades Cove, whose characteristics of love, strong will, grit, and faith made up a sustainable community in the era of the Great Depression.