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|  | | The story behind the Hank Williams Commemorative Stamp
The story of the journey to have a commemorative stamp issued to honor this country music legend.
Hank was "King" of country music during it's greatest era-the late 1940's and early 50's.
My book covers the stamps official journey for approval.
Many family and friends of Hanks have contributed to this book. Many photos and letters concerning the stamp are in this book. I just wanted to give Hank's fans a rememberence.
| |  | | The Way It Used To Was
This book is dedicated to all the people that lived in Appalachia from the middle 1800's up until 1965.
Here's to everyone that ever built a fire in a stove or fireplace on a cold winter's morning, or milked the cow around 5am, walked to school in the freezing rain or snow, carried their lunch in a lard bucket, used the outhouse, did their homework by the oil lamplight and plowed the garden or fields with a team of horses.
This book is much more than a collection of photographs and stories from Appalachia's past. It is a reflection of Appalachia itself and where its people came from.It looks deep into the heart of a culture that is slowly fading with time and apathy. The pictures tell you more than words could ever express and the stories communicate more than a thousand photos could capture. It's about how people use to talk, farm, eat, work, drive, laugh and love.
It's about a time and place in America that was to become a keystone of what made it great. I believe that Appalachia is a place th |
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