Stories of the Mountains

Stories of the Mountains by Emma Bell Miles. Emma Bell Miles was a naturalist, an artist, and an author who lived most of her life in the southern Appalachian mountains. While Emma's life was one of poverty and hard work, her determination, her faith and her extraordinary intellect allowed her to contend with- if not fully overcome- her adversity. She used her experience and talent to produce sketches, watercolors, short stories, poems, books- becoming nationally known- and she was beloved throughout and long after her lifetime.