The Penland Chronicles

An epic of Americana, this ongoing narrative follows the course of Scotch-Irish migration from Ulster to Southern Appalachian Highlands. Establishment of unique city of Asheville. Seen through the eyes of five pioneer families as they came together during this period. Along the way, traversed Pennsylvania Turnpike and Great Wagon Road down the Shenandoah Valley. A hazardous route from Cape Fear and the Piedmont across Blue Ridge to Swannanoa Valley, vast reaches of original Buncombe County and Spruce Pine Mineral District. Origins of the University of North Carolina. Highwater mark of Confederacy at Chickamauga. An era of high social life at Battery Park, along with famous Cloudland Hotel on Highlands of Roan. Spectacular railroad building from Salisbury & Spartanburg through Asheville, along French Broad to Knoxville and across the high ranges to Chattanooga. A challenging panorama of life not previously explored.