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August 2012

"A History of Professional Baseball in Asheville,” Bill Ballew. 128 pp., softcover, $19.99. The History Press, 2007. 866-457-5971, historypress.net.

A History of Professional Baseball in Asheville

Among the beauties of minor league baseball is the threads it provides into all of baseball history. In Asheville, N.C., a minor league town since 1897, the threads include the likes of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean, Jackie Robinson and Cal Ripken..
The heroes -and the villains- of the book are journalists.

Sharyn McCrumb’s Newest Books: Snake Handlers Handled with Respect

There are a few writers who can toss snake handlers, New Age hippies, NASCAR drivers, Baptist preachers and Cherokee ghosts all together and not pull a “Beverly Hillbillies” episode out of it.
Tim Barnwell is a photographer based in Asheville, N.C. His work has appeared in publications including Time, Newsweek, Black & White magazine, House Beautiful and Outdoor Photographer. He is the author of two books, “The Face of Appalachia” and the newly released (April 2007), “On Earth’s Furrowed Brow.”

Tim Barnwell

Tim Barnwell is a photographer based in Asheville, N.C. His work has appeared in publications including Time, Newsweek, Black & White magazine, House Beautiful and Outdoor Photographer. He is the author of two books...
Ron Rash is Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University and the author of eight books of poetry and fiction,the most recent of which is “The World Made Straight” (Holt, 2006).

Ron Rash

Ron Rash is Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University and the author of eight books of poetry and fiction,the most recent of which is “The World Made Straight” (Holt, 2006).
As editor Cara Ellen Modisett shifts to part-time editor at large of BRC, Kurt Rheinheimer resumes his onetime position of editor.

Familiar Faces, New Directions

As editor Cara Ellen Modisett shifts to part-time editor at large of BRC, Kurt Rheinheimer resumes his onetime position of editor.
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