Gatlinburg and the Great Smokies
by Ernie Pyle
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About This Book
In the Fall of 1940, Ernie Pyle and “that girl” who rode with him (his wife, “Jerry”) came to Gatlinburg and Ernie wrote eleven columns for the Scripps-Howard Newspapers about the village of Gatlinburg, the native people and a trip he took to LeConte.With permission of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance and Wm. Sloane Associates Inc., Publishers, these columns are reproduced in this little booklet.They are good reading—by one of the truly great writers of our time. They are about things close to the heart of all who love the Smokies. They are simple (as is all great writing) sincere and tou...
Chapters (39)
- GATLINBURG And THE GREAT SMOKIES By Ernie Pyle
- Foreword
- GATLINBURG, Tenn., Oct. 24, 1940—
- PASSED BY TIME
- PARK IS OVAL SHAPE
- MT. LE CONTE LODGE, Great Smokies Park, Oct. 25, 1940—
- BACK TO SLEEP
- DISTANCES DECEPTIVE
- MT. LE CONTE LODGE, Great Smokies Park, Oct. 26, 1940—
- BEARS DON’T HIDE
- STARES AT BEAUTY
- WATCHED SQUIRRELS
- LE CONTE LODGE, Great Smokies Park, Oct. 28, 1940—
- GATLINBURG, Tenn., Oct. 29, 1940—
- BREAKFAST EXCELLENT
- BID ADIEU
- GATLINBURG, Tenn., Oct. 30, 1940—
- FIVE FAMILIES DOMINATE
- HAVE SENSE OF HONESTY
- GATLINBURG, Tenn., Oct. 31, 1940—
- OGLES ARE OLDEST
- WHALEYS OWN PLENTY
- THE MAPLES FAMILY
- ANDY HUFF
- GATLINBURG, Tenn., Nov. 1, 1940—
- UNCLE STEVE DRY AND DROLL
- POCKETS TIPS
- WENT TO SEE ANDY HUFF
- GATLINBURG, Tenn., Nov. 2, 1940—
- CADES COVE
- ‘HEARTS-A-BUSTIN’ WITH LOVE’
- GATLINBURG, Tenn., Nov. 4, 1940—
- A GOOD BEAR STORY
- WILEY OAKLEY
- SEES MUSEUM
- GATLINBURG, Tenn., Nov. 5, 1940—
- HEAD MAN
- DRIVEN AROUND
- MANY MOVED
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