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This Side of the Mountain

This Side of the Mountain This Side of the Mountain George Brosi In April, I participated in the Kentucky Authors' Mountaintop Removal Tour. It was the brainstorm of Wendell Berry, Kentucky's foremost contemporary man of letters. Well over a dozen people participated in the entire tour, and at least a dozen more joined the trip at one point or another. The group included Silas House, Gwen Rubio, Loyal Jones, Ed McClanahan, Charles Bracelon Flood, Mary Ann Taylor Hall, Bob Sloan and a host of others, including Erik Reece whose article on mountaintop removal had just appeared in Harpers. At the last minute, Wendell Berry was forced to cancel for health reasons. In addition to the writers, two distinguished photographers, David Stephenson of the Lexington Herald-Leader and Warren Bruner, whose photos grace this issue of Appalachian Heritage, joined the group. The trip was hosted by Kenruckians for the Commonwealth, a coalition of local citizens' groups which has been active for the last couple of decades. Our first stop was Daymon Morgan's land on Lower Bad Creek in Leslie County. We walked there, and Morgan showed us many different plants and told us of their uses. When we reached the top of the hill, the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

This Side of the Mountain

Brosi, George.
Appalachian Review , Volume 33 (2) – Jan 8, 2005
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This Side of the Mountain George Brosi In April, I participated in the Kentucky Authors' Mountaintop Removal Tour. It was the brainstorm of Wendell Berry, Kentucky's foremost contemporary man of letters. Well over a dozen people participated in the entire tour, and at least a dozen more joined the trip at one point or another. The group included Silas House, Gwen Rubio, Loyal Jones, Ed McClanahan, Charles Bracelon Flood, Mary Ann Taylor Hall, Bob Sloan and a host of others, including Erik Reece whose article on mountaintop removal had just appeared in Harpers. At the last minute, Wendell Berry was forced to cancel for health reasons. In addition to the writers, two distinguished photographers, David Stephenson of the Lexington Herald-Leader and Warren Bruner, whose photos grace this issue of Appalachian Heritage, joined the group. The trip was hosted by Kenruckians for the Commonwealth, a coalition of local citizens' groups which has been active for the last couple of decades. Our first stop was Daymon Morgan's land on Lower Bad Creek in Leslie County. We walked there, and Morgan showed us many different plants and told us of their uses. When we reached the top of the hill, the

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Published: Jan 8, 2005

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