"The best thing you can do is go west, up the far shore of the Patowmack, and find Nemacolin's Trail. Sometimes white settlers, traders, and soldiers travel on it. It's dangerous in the daytime, with them around. But at night, you can use it pretty safely, because you can hide in the woods if any of them come along. And you can travel faster to get ( Read more... )

Charity Marks and her children are another example of how my people have crossed racial boundaries ( Read more... )

Meet America's answer to Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares.

Ulali is the group that provided background vocals on the Indigo Girls' album Shaming of the Sun. I found out about them when I became curious who was making that unique sound and looked them up. I find this song profoundly enchanting and their harmonies simply transcendent.

Upon my visit to Philadelphia, whither one of my old friends had moved, I took lodging in Germantown in the home of Michael's mother's kinsfolk, and recalled the gentleman there to whom Mrs. Smith had recommended me. So one morning I put on my bonnet and walked until I found Queen Lane, where I made inquiry for a Mr. K-- and was soon knocking on ( Read more... )

The next spring, I heard Mama wishing out loud we had more herbs on hand for cooking and healing, and that she was going to plant an herb garden as soon as she found some free time. I thought to myself this would be a fine time to hunt for herbs in the hills. That day in April was uncommonly warm and I wandered far along the ridge gathering Squaw ( Read more... )