WHOLESALE CATALOG
All Purchases Benefit the Park! phone 865-599-7504 or 1-888-898-9102 extension 350
We are a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the public’s understanding and appreciation of the Smokies. Each year the Association donates over $1 million to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to support educational, historical, and scientific programs. All proceeds generated through the sale of merchandise go to the park to support projects and services.
Great Smoky Mountains Association uses profits from sales and membership dues to fund the following projects in the Smokies: • Support outdoor education for youth through the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.
• Sponsorship for special events and demonstrations such as the Mountain Life Festival.
• Save hemlock trees from the non-native hemlock woolly adelgid.
• Staffing for 12 park visitor contact stations.
• Provide staff and equipment for the park archives, library, and artifact collection. • Support for Parks as Classrooms programs for area youth.
• Production and distribution of free educational and informational publications like the Smokies Guide park newspaper, campground maps, and fishing regulations.
• Funding for seasonal rangers that manage park wildlife such as elk and bear.
• Support for the Junior Ranger and Hike the Smokies programs.
• Creation of new exhibits for park historic areas.
• Fund backcountry information staff and historic demonstrators.
ASSISTING GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK SINCE 1953 phone 865-599-7504 or 1-888-898-9102 extension 350 1
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HIKING Hiking the Appalachian Trail in the Smokies Hiking Map & Guide This guide details all 72.4 miles of the Appalachian Trail through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes a large scale (34” long!) full-color topo map of the Smokies AT, complemented by a 32” long trail profile chart. Also included are photos of all 12 camping shelters and information on facilities and regulations. Folds down to handy pocket size (4” x 8 1/2”). Retail $2.50 Order #490104 Mt. Le Conte Hiking Map & Guide A handy map and guide with full color map and descriptions of the 5 trails to Mt. Le Conte: Alum Cave, The Boulevard, Bull Head, Rainbow Falls, and Trillium Gap. Elevation charts show the length and difficulty of each route. Includes safety tips, Le Conte Lodge and Shelter information, and park rules. Retail $2.00 Order #490105 Day Hikes In & Around Cades Cove A pocket-sized map and guide with descriptions of the nine best day hikes in the Cades Cove area such as Abrams Falls, Gregory Bald, Rich Mountain Loop, Spence Field, and other Four Star hikes. Full color topographic map and elevation charts. Retail $1.50 Order #490101 Day Hikes in the Deep Creek Area A handy pocket-sized map and guide with descriptions of the seven best loop hikes in the Deep Creek area. Includes a detailed shaded relief map and special profile charts showing the difficulty of each hike. Retail $1.50 Order #490102 Day Hikes & Auto Tour in Cataloochee This folder includes a large scale topographic map of all the trails and roads in the Cataloochee Valley area as well as trail profiles and descriptions of the most popular day hikes. There are also historic photos of pre-park life in the valley and a short history of Little and Big Cataloochee. Plus elk facts and tips on elk viewing. Retail $1.50 Order #490109
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HIKING Day Hikes of the Smokies Carson Brewer’s classic hiking guide is back— expanded, updated, and better than ever. It now includes highly detailed shaded relief maps and elevation profile charts for each of the 34 carefully chosen day hikes, plus photographs of destinations. You just can’t beat Mr. Brewer’s folksy writing style and lifetime experience on the trails of his beloved Smokies. Carson Brewer. ISBN 0-937207-36-5 (softcover) 208 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $9.95 Order #400630 Hiking Trails of the Smokies 5th Edition, over 100 revised pages. “Be sure to take this book with you when you go hiking…” —Southern Living Magazine Covers all 150 official trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with in-depth narratives and invaluable profile charts that show mileage, elevation change, and major stream crossings at a glance. Includes information on all backcountry campsites, shelters, regulations and permit/ reservation information. New edition includes Mountains-to-Sea Trail and handy pocket in the back cover to hold park map. Printed on special lightweight paper. Weighs only 11 ounces. ISBN 0-937207-15-2 (softcover) 584 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $20.95 Order #400161 Great Smoky Mountains Trail Map This official park map shows all maintained trails, mileages, and backcountry campsites, plus permit information. Full color. Includes current park regulations and hiking and horseback riding info. GSM trail map (paper) Retail $1.00 Order #450002 NEW! GSM waterproof trail map Retail $2.95 Order #450001
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EXPLORING Park Map/Guides These park folders feature fullcolor maps which highlight roads and trails of interest. The reverse sides offer color photos, charts, detail maps, safety information, and more. • Auto Touring #490005 • Day Hikes #490006 • Geology #490007 • Historic Areas #490008 • Trees & Forests #490009 • Waterfalls #490010 • Wildflowers #490012 • Wildlife Viewing #490011 • Birds & Birding #490051 Retail $1.00 each
Self-guiding Tour Booklets Explore some of the park’s most interesting drives and walks with these handy booklets as your guides. Keyed to numbered posts or landmarks along the way, these tour booklets describe points of interest and feature historical photographs and illustrations which show what life was like a century ago. • Cades Cove #490025 • Cataloochee #490027 • Mountain Farm Museum #490036 • Tremont Logging #490041 • Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail #490037 • Newfound Gap Road #490034 • Clingmans Dome #490103 Retail $1.00 each
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EXPLORING Family Fun in the Smokies This is a definitive guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Noted travel journalist Katy Koontz has compiled everything families need to know about the park. They’ll find suggested itineraries designed according to the length of their stay, information about the plants and animals they’ll encounter, and all the things families can see and do in the Smokies. From scenic drives to joining ranger programs, picnicking, hiking, camping, biking, horseback riding, and fishing, readers can pick what appeals most to them and flip to that chapter for great suggestions. Katy Koontz. ISBN 978-0-937207-69-7 (softcover) 196 pages, 5” x 10” Retail $11.95 Order #400908 Exploring The Smokies: Things to See & Do in Great Smoky Mountains National Park REVISED. This complete guide to enjoying the Smokies has a handy new “map-sized” format that fits easily into the glovebox of your car. The text describes all major destinations, including Cades Cove, Greenbrier, Cataloochee, Clingmans Dome, and more. Discover where and how to pursue your favorite vacation activities: camping, fishing, photography, horseback riding, waterfall watching, and hiking. Includes a color pull-out map of destinations in the park. Rose Houk. ISBN 0-937207-03-9 (softcover) 128 pages, 5” x 10” Retail $10.95 Order #400595 Smokies Road Guide: A Complete Guide to the Roads of Great Smoky Mountains National Park The park’s official road guide takes you step-bystep along the Smokies’ scenic highways and less-traveled backroads. Beautifully illustrated with full color photography, this comprehensive guidebook is keyed to over 100 numbered posts and mile markers designating special points of interest on 18 separate roads. Jerry DeLaughter. ISBN 0-937207-00-4 (softcover) 148 pages, 5” x 10” Retail $11.95 Order #400190
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Great Smoky Mountains Starter Kit Your exploration of the Great Smoky Mountains begins with this kit. Includes an overall map of the park, safety guidelines while in bear country, map/guides for hiking and auto touring, Cades Cove Tour booklet, Newfound Gap Road and Clingmans Dome tours, and Laurel Falls Nature Trail guide. Retail $5.00 Order #100179 Smokies Explorer Packet Save $4.95! Packet includes: Exploring the Smokies, Smokies Road Guide, Day Hikes map & guide, Waterfalls map & guide. Retail $19.95 Order #100170
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park: The Range of Life You will be amazed by the beautiful color photographs in this book captured by the most talented photographers working in the Great Smoky Mountains. The text provides an excellent overview of the park, with sections on wildlife, wildflowers, old-growth forests, mountain streams, walking trails, geology, and history. This is the perfect book to start you dreaming about your trip to the Smokies and it will do double duty as a memento and showpiece after your return. Rose Houk. ISBN 0-937207-29-2 (softcover) 48 pages, 9” x 12” Retail $8.50 Order #400429 Scavenger Hike Adventures and Mountain Journal Fun for the whole family! This hiking guide turns 14 park trails into exciting and educational scavenger hunts that can be big fun for both kids and adults. As a scavenger hiker, you look for things like 13 rock steps, bear tracks in concrete, remains of a Model T, and an ancient Indian path. Kat and John LaFevre. ISBN 0-9744194-1-9 (softcover) 154 pages Retail $14.95 Order #400921 Cades Cove: The Dream of the Smoky Mountains If you like Cades Cove, you’ll adore this book by Rose Houk, with incredible color images by photographer Bill Lea. Topics covered include American Indians in the cove, wildlife, geology, wildflowers, settlement, and community life. Also included is an excellent map and special sections on Bear #287 (the real “Troublesome Cub”), Becky Cable, and the Civil War in the cove. Rose Houk. (softcover) 72 pages, 9” x 11” Retail $10.95 Order #400759
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Smoky Mountain Elk: Return of the Native You’ll love the gorgeous photographs and informative text in this book published by Great Smoky Mountains Association. The author reveals the amazing story of how elk were reintroduced to the Smokies, how they survive here, their dramatic courtship rituals, and how calves and cows struggle to elude predators. Rose Houk. ISBN 978-0-937207-73-4 72 pages, 11” x 10” Retail $9.95 Order #400922 Frequently Asked Questions about Smoky Mountain Black Bears This big, full color book is a great way to explain the secret world of the park’s bears. It features dozens of large photos of Smokies bruins and a text that is lively, interesting, and accurate. How large are park bears? How many live here? When are bears most active? Can bears swim? How fast are they? What do I do when I encounter one on the trail? You’ll find the answer to these and more than 40 other questions in this engaging book. Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association in cooperation with the National Park Service. Courtney Lix. ISBN 0937207616 (softcover) 64 pages, 8 1/2” x 11” Retail $9.95 Order #400852
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Reptiles and Amphibians Of The Smokies The fourth volume in our award-winning Natural History Handbook series! The Smokies are the Salamander Capital of the World, and Reptiles and Amphibians Of The Smokies by Stephen Tilley and James Huheey covers all 30 park species, plus frogs, turtles, snakes, and more! 84 color photos in all. Stephen Tilley and James Huheey. ISBN 0-937207-30-6-7 (softcover) 144 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $9.95 Order #400585 Mammals Of The Smokies A fascinating and beautiful guide to the most popular and famous critters in the park. You won’t believe the pictures of bats in flight and other elusive animals. You’ll be amazed at all the information packed into this guide. Covers all your favorites and more, including bear, elk, deer, flying squirrels, chipmunks, fox, bobcat, and even buffalo. ISBN 978-0-9372087-58-1 (softcover) 240 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $11.95 Order #400805 Birds Of The Smokies “A little jewel of a book.” —The Asheville Citizen Times Includes 100 extraordinary color photographs of park birds. The text reflects over 25 years of birding experience in the Smokies, with sections on where to find birds, suggested birding trips in the park, bird songs, and how to “get” the 12 most sought after species in the Smokies. Includes a complete checklist. Fits pocket or pack. Fred J. Alsop, III. ISBN 0-937207-05-5 (softcover) 167 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $11.95 Order #400043 Waterfalls Of The Smokies A totally-revised and greatly-expanded full-color guide to over 40 waterfalls in the Smokies. Includes maps, photographs, and detailed directions to each waterfall, including elevations and difficulty of hike. Handy pocket size with rounded corners and long-lasting sewn binding. Hal Hubbs, Charles Maynard, and David Morris. ISBN 0-937207-51-9 (softcover) 206 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $12.95 Order #400266
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FLORA & FAUNA Ferns Of The Smokies This handy, pocket-sized guide covers every fern and fern ally in the Great Smoky Mountains. Each species gets its own page with at least one color photo and secondary illustration or close up image. Text by Dr. Murray Evans, former University of Tennessee professor and one of the world’s leading authorities on ferns. Murray Evans. ISBN 0-937207-45-4 (softcover) 100 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $8.95 Order #400725 Trees Of The Smokies “This is a perfect book for budding botanists to tuck into a backpack when headed for the slopes of the Smokies.” —Backpacker Magazine A delightful, pocket-sized field guide to the trees of the Smokies. Features 80 color photographs of the most common species, plus over 100 line drawings. Text covers virgin forests, record trees, fall colors, blooming times, and more. Steve Kemp. ISBN 0-937207-09-8 (softcover) 128 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $9.95 Order #400253 Wildflowers Of The Smokies This durable, pocket-sized field guide is packed with color photographs of the Smokies’ most beautiful wildflowers. Its highly readable text is by Dr. Peter White, a premier botanist and one of the leading authorities on the flowering plants of the Great Smoky Mountains. Includes sections on suggested walks, hikes, and drives in the park, wildflower conservation issues, rare park plants, wildflower value and diversity, how to identify wildflowers, and more. Peter White. ISBN 0-937207-20-9 (softcover) 240 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $12.95 Order #400282 Plants Of The Cherokee Author William Banks researched this book in the early 1950s on the Cherokee reservation when many elders still remembered hundreds of uses for wild plants. Banks was one of the few ethnobotanists who used actual plant specimens when conducting interviews and recorded his information in both common and scientific names. The result is a thoughtfully organized, easy to read book on medicinal, edible, and otherwise useful plants. Covers over 300 species. William H. Banks, Jr. ISBN 0-937207-43-8 (softcover) 136 pages, 6” x 8” Retail $11.95 Order #400690
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No Place for the Weary Kind: Women of the Smokies NEW! From legendary hiker Margaret Stevenson to famed singer/songwriter Dolly Parton, what do these 19 remarkable Smoky Mountain women have in common? Tenacity. Perseverance. And an ironwoodlike toughness in the face of adversity. Besides these qualities, all had (or have) a deep love for the Great Smoky Mountains. Featured women include Karen Wade, Gracie McNichol, Wilma Dykeman, Hattie O. McGiffin, Mary E. Caldwell, and more. Courtney Lix. Softcover, 294 pages, Retail $14.95 Order #400967 Into the Mist: Tales of Death and Disaster, Mishaps and Misdeeds, Misfortune and Mayhem in GSMNP Volume 1 NEW! These beautiful mist-shrouded mountains can, and often do, turn deadly… Volume I of Into the Mist depicts men and women in extreme situations, struggling to survive against brutal and often deadly adversity. Through the book’s 13 chapters, readers will share a hiker’s lonely death from hypothermia, a massive and successful rescue operation by park rangers, the first fatal bear mauling in park history, killers at large in the park, lightning strikes on the Appalachian Trail, and other true and harrowing incidents. Includes a comprehensive appendix of all park deaths since 1931. David Brill. Softcover, 240 pages, Retail $14.95 Order #400981
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HISTORY Churches Of The Smokies This full color booklet describes the history of religion in the Smokies from the days of brush arbors and circuit riding preachers to the “homecomings” and decoration days that still occur in the park each summer. The booklet takes an in-depth look at the seven churches that are preserved in the park and describes Smoky Mountains burial practices, cemeteries, church music, baptisms, weddings, and the roles of churches in community life. Charles Maynard. 36 pages, 6” x 8” Retail $3.50 Order #400680 The CCC in the Smokies This booklet tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Between 1933 and 1942, over 4,000 CCC enrollees worked in the Smokies planting trees, building trails, and constructing buildings and roadways. Included are stories of camp life, work life, and the notable accomplishments of our nation’s “tree army.” Harley E. Jolley. 24 pages, 6” x 8” Retail $2.50 Order #400586 The Civil War in the Smokies Never were the bodies and souls of mountain families more severely tried than during the Civil War. Both Confederate and Union armies constantly foraged food and supplies from farms, bushwhackers looted and robbed at will, and divided loyalties split neighbors, churches, friends, and families. This book by the winner of the Peter Seaborg Award for best nonfiction book on the Civil War is by far the most dramatic we’ve ever published. Noel C. Fisher. ISBN 0-937207-46-2 (softcover) 190 pages. Retail $12.95 Order #400735 6” x 8” (hardcover) Retail $17.95 Order #400745
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Hazel Creek: The Life and Death of an Iconic Mountain Community NEW! It’s amazing to read about all the things that happened on Hazel Creek. A famous writer mysteriously arrived and settled into a remote log cabin. A mine opened and showed great promise…until things turned very sour. One of the biggest lumber companies in the country set up shop and brought opportunity and prosperity for all. TVA decided to build a very large dam to help America win World War II and a once bustling town found itself inconveniently within the boundaries of our nation’s most popular national park. Dan Pierce. ISBN 978-0-937207-85-7 (softcover) 120 pages. Retail $10.95 Order #400980. Cades Cove: A Personal History Who better than Judge William Wayne Oliver, direct descendant of John and Lucretia Oliver, to tell the story of growing up in Cades Cove? Feuds, murders, moonshining, and barn burnings—it’s all in there— but most of the book is pure childhood delight, with personal stories about trips to the mill, to the grassy balds in summer, gathering chestnuts, Christmas festivities, fishing, chores, horses, and generally growing up in the cove. William Wayne Oliver. Softcover, 150 pages, Retail $12.95 Order #400951 The Cades Cove Story Scholar and former resident of the cove, A. Randolph Shields relates the history of this beautiful, lively mountain community. Learn about farming, homelife, religion, and recreation in the cove. Delightful historic photographs, clippings from area newspapers, and excerpts from diaries help tell the story of the families who called Cades Cove home. A. Randolph Shields. ISBN 0-937207-07-1 (softcover) 116 pages, 6” x 9” Retail $7.95 Order #400055 Storied Stitches: Quilts & Coverlets of the Smokies Born of necessity, these handmade covers were things of beauty, created with care and love, and each and every one telling stories of people’s lives. This book includes six traditional quilt patterns you can make yourself. Filled with color photos of quilts and quilting equipment. Rose Houk. ISBN 978-0-937207-68-0 (softcover) 68 pages, 8” x 8” Retail $8.95 Order #400887
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HISTORY Smoky Mountain Magic: A Novel Horace Kephart’s fictional adventure set in the Deep Creek watershed, Cherokee Indian Reservation, and Bryson City in the summer of 1925. Written in 1929 and never before published. The original manuscript was passed down for three generations and recently surfaced during the park’s 75th anniversary celebration. “What better topic than a journey into a forbidden realm, complete with witches, robber barons, noble savages and a winsome lady, all wrapped in a cloak of mystery and myth?” asks reviewer Gary Carden. Kephart is featured in Ken Burn’s PBS series on our national parks. ISBN 978-0-937207-64-2 (softcover), 206 pages. Retail $12.95 Order #400842 ISBN 978-0-937207-65-9 (hardcover), 206 pages. Retail $19.95 Order #400844 Our Southern Highlanders This special GSMA expanded 3rd edition of Horace Kephart’s classic work includes eight articles that were not included in any of the earlier editions, including stories on rifle making, moonshiners and revenuers, mountain culture, and the proposed new national park in the Smokies. Also features a new introduction by Kephart scholar George Ellison. Illustrated with historic photos by Kephart, George Masa, and others. Fully indexed for the first time! Horace Kephart. ISBN 978-0-937207-77-2 332 pages. Retail $14.95 (softcover) Order #400204 The Cherokees of the Smoky Mountains The classic story by Horace Kephart of the Eastern Band of Cherokees and their tragic westward removal on the “Trail of Tears.” It includes rare material on their culture, written language, and betrayal by the U.S. government. Horace Kephart. ISBN 0-937207-18-7 (softcover) 48 pages Retail $4.95 Order #400066
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Camping and Woodcraft Horace Kephart’s classic has withstood the test of time as the definitive guide to hiking, camping, cabin making, camp cooking, and outdoor survival. Incredibly, it has undergone nearly 70 printings and is one of the best selling books on the out-of-doors ever published. This edition contains special features and many improvements from the previous editions, such as rare photos, an 80page introduction with a concise biography, and an expanded index. Horace Kephart. ISBN #978-0-937207-70-3 (softcover) 425 pages, 6” x 9” Retail $14.95 Order #400891 ISBN #978-0-937207-71-0 (hardcover) 425 pages, 6” x 9” Retail $25.00 Order #400892 The Walker Sisters of Little Greenbrier This gorgeous, full color book tells the intriguing story of the Walker Sisters who made a rich life for themselves on a small farm in the Great Smoky Mountains. The sisters battled to keep their home and became eccentric tourist attractions after the park was established. Rose Houk. ISBN 0-937207-47-0 (softcover) 60 pages, 6” x 8” Retail $7.95 Order #400730 Heirlooms & Artifacts of the Smokies A wonderful look at historic items never before seen by the public, including quilts, baskets, tools, firearms, and household goods. This coffee table book will serve as a “museum on paper.” Razor sharp photographs of over 1,000 artifacts with captions and text written by Ed Trout, the park’s official historian. Ed Trout and Tony Myers. ISBN 978-0-937207-63-5 (softcover) 240 pages, full color, 11” x 13” Retail $29.95 Order #400814
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HISTORY A Home in Walker Valley: The Story of Tremont Walker Valley (now referred to as the “Tremont” area of the park) has one of the most fascinating histories of any Smoky Mountain locale. Much of the credit for this goes to “Big” Will Walker, husband to (at least) three wives and father of (at least) 27 children. Will was the quintessential mountain man, able to kill a bear, build a cabin, plough a field, drive cattle, carve a mill stone, and charm a hive of bees. And that’s only the beginning of the story! Then comes the logging boom and a railroad and sprawling “company town” spring up overnight. Throw in the Girl Scout camp, the CCC, and the environmental education center, and you have an idyllic microcosm of southern Appalachia. Includes over 30 historic photos. 52 pages, softcover. By Jeremy Lloyd. Retail $5.95 Order #400841 Corn from a Jar: Moonshining in the Great Smoky Mountains In the Great Smoky Mountains, moonshine making was a world unto itself. On the one hand, moonshining was about dynamite-totting lookouts, fast cars, snitching, quick cash, hidden stills, “revenuers,” and deadly gunplay. On the other, it was a story of earnest farm families living in remote mountain valleys and practicing their traditional craft of moonshining so they could buy shoes for their children. Yet perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this book is the sudden resurgence of making moonshine in the Southern mountains today. Join author and noted historian Dr. Daniel S. Pierce to learn about the traditions, foibles, and dangers of mountain “blockading” from the early 19th century to tomorrow. Daniel S. Pierce. ISBN 978-0937207741 112 pages, 6” x 8” Retail $9.95 (softcover) Order #400179 Retail $14.95 (hardcover) Order #400929
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Gristmills Of The Smokies This booklet is packed with information about the history of water-powered gristmills in the Great Smoky Mountains. It offers an in-depth look at the four working gristmills in the national park: Mingus, Cable, Reagan, and Ogle. Michal Strutin. 16 pages, 6” x 8” Retail $1.95 Order #400430 Log Cabins Of The Smokies A “must-have” piece for anyone interested in the history of the Great Smoky Mountains. Read what it was really like to live in a mid-nineteenth century log home and learn about the families that built the park’s best-preserved cabins. Alice Daniel. 16 pages, 6” x 8” Retail $1.95 Order #400508 Mountains for the Masses Never before has there been so much authoritative park history in one place, from the critical decisions leading up to park creation to the long simmering debates over Elkmont, wilderness designation, the North Shore Road, entrance fees, bear management, fishing, and much more. Commissioned by GSMA for the National Park Service. Includes photos and comprehensive index. Written by Dr. Theodor e Catton, author of Inhabited Wilderness: Indians, Eskimos, and National Parks in Alaska and National Park, City Playground: Mount Rainier in the Twentieth Century. Theodore Catton. ISBN 978-0-937207-78-9 256 pages, (hardcover) 8 1/2” x 11 1/2” Retail $40.00 Order #400893 History Hikes Of The Smokies For hikers who love history, this book is for you! It features in-depth narratives of the 20 most culturally rich trails in the Smokies, including Little Cataloochee, Old Sugarlands, Bone Valley, Old Settlers, Boogerman, Cooper Road, and more. L earn the stories behind the cabins, barns, outbuildings, chimneys, stone walls, and other features so often encountered on Smoky Mountain trails. Includes detailed trail maps, trail profile charts, and lots of historic photos. Michal Strutin. ISBN 0-937207-40-3 (softcover) 352 pages, 4 1/2” x 6” Retail $12.95 Order #400650
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Pictures for a Park: How Photographers Helped Save the Great Smoky Mountains Winner! Public Lands Alliance Publication of the Year (2017) When advocates for preserving the Great Smoky Mountains as a national park needed support for their battle, they turned to photographers like Jim Thompson and George Masa for help. Their gorgeous landscape photographs helped convince officials that the Smokies rivaled any scenery in the West and were worthy of national park status. This incredible large format book showcases these images— mountain views, mountain people, verdant forests—all artistically captured by Carlos Campbell, Doris Ulman, Ansel Adams, George Grant, and many others. Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association. 96 pages. Rose Houk. ISBN 978-0-937207-84-0 Retail $24.95 (hardcover) Order #400969 ISBN 978-0-937207-83-3 Retail $20.95 (softcover) Order #400968 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Calendar Our gorgeous calendar includes all kinds of helpful information about the park, such as hiking information, and wildflower blooming dates. 12” x 12” Retail $10.95 Order #600001 or #600041
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Mountain Home: A Pictorial History of Great Smoky Mountains National Park With over 300 historic photographs, this book provides a stunning visual record of the Great Smoky Mountains prior to and after establishment of the national park. The text by Tennessee State Historian Wilma Dykeman and her son is considered the best historical overview of the area ever written. In addition, the book includes a useful appendix on visiting the park’s historic sites today. Photographs courtesy national park archives, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Archives. Wilma Dykeman & Jim Stokely. ISBN 0-937207-57-8 (softcover) 163 pages, 8” x 8” Retail $12.95 Order #400799 Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 30 Years of American Landscapes This may well be the most gorgeous coffee table book of Smokies photographs ever published. Mack’s sensitivity to light, the extra large format, and spectacular print quality make this an absolutely breath-taking work. Includes landscapes, flora, and fauna in all four seasons of glorious nature. Richard Mack. ISBN 978-0975395424 (hardback) 220 pages, 11.5” x 13.25” Retail $45 Order #400831 Smokies Guides This is the official newspaper of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Filled with information about the park, each issue highlights special destinations and fun things to see and do while visiting. Includes complete schedule of ranger-led walks and talks. Handy map of park on back page. Published four times annually at the start of each season. Minimum order of 100 copies. 16 pages, tabloid size. Wholesale price per bundle of 100: $15.00 Order #490021
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Smokies Life Magazine, Issues #1 - 16 Our magazine has become a runaway bestseller. GSMA members receive the magazine free, or you can buy individual issues from us. Vol 2 #1, #400999 $5.50 (Fishing the Horseshoe; Wiley Oakley; Trilliums; Giant Trees of the Smokies) Vol 3 #2, #401002 $5.95 (The Smokies’ Conscientious Objector Work Camp; Laura Thornburgh; Heirloom Apples; Joseph Hall, Songcatcher of the Smokies; The Salamander Capital of the World) Vol 4 #2, #401004 $7.95 (Mayna Avent: Artist in the Woods; Mighty Mountain Winds; Something Unusual in Hotel Accommodations; Cataloochee’s Churches in the Wildwood; The Ash Tree) Vol 5 #1, #401005 $6.95 (Glenn Cardwell: The Squire of Greenbrier; Sex, Lies, and Orchids; Smoky Mountain Medicine Women; Hazel Creek: An Angler’s Backside of Heaven; The Great Escape: Wild Hogs and Wild Times on Hooper Bald; The Map Room: 1935 Greenbrier/Indian Camp Structures; Horace Kephart: Why I Live in North Carolina) Vol 5 #2, #401006 $6.95 (Saving Our Smokies; Copperheads: The Beauty of the Beast; Thanks Giving; Three Professors and a Mule; The Man Who Saved History: H.C. Wilburn; From the Mountain Kitchen; The Map Room: 1928-1930 U.S. Geological Survey Quad Map)
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Vol 8 #1, #401011 $6.95 (From Six Billion to One; I Think You Saw a Skink; The Newfound Gap Road Yesterday and Today; A Voice in the Wilderness: The Miracle of Harvey Broome; The Map Room: 1936 Illustrated Map by H.P. Ijams) Vol 8 #2, #401012 $6.95 (The Building of Fontana Dam; Margaret Stevenson: The Woman Who Loved a Mountain; Free & Easy: Hawks of the Greak Smoky Mountains; Ranger Stories: Park Ranger Johnny Morrell; Fall Wildflowers: An Unappreciated Extravaganza ) Vol 9 #1 #401013 $6.95 (The 900 Miler Club; Phantom Felines; A Crowning Achievement: Building the Tower Atop Clingmans Dome; Rewilding the American Chestnut; The Map Room: Clingmans Dome; The Smokies’ Winter Wren: Operatic Pixie of the Highl ands) Vol 10 #1, #401015 $6.95 (Special National Parks Centennial Issue: NPS Turns 100; Smokies Superintendent Cassius Cash; The 100 Most Influential People in Park History; Potluck the Pigeon) Vol 10 #2, #401016 $6.95 (Special National Parks Centennial Issue II: Wintering on Mount Le Conte; 100 Things to See & Do in the Southeastern National Parks; Charles Grossman, Hoarder of History; When Lightning Strikes; Vampires and Zombies (of the Floral Kind) Vol 11 #1 #401017 $6.95 (The Scopes/Smokies Monkey Trial Connection; White Caps of Sevier County; Dragons & Damsels; Logging Days on Hazel Creek; Animal Tails; A Season of Fires) Vol 11 #2 401018 $6.95 (Hellbenders, Paul Fink, Death in the Frozen High Country, Bats Amazing!, Anne Davis)
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SPECIALTY On Top Of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music Winner! 2017 Public Lands Alliance Partnership Award and Independent Music Award. This is the REAL Smoky Mountain Music! GSMA worked with over a dozen internationally acclaimed old-time musicians to create this CD, featuring new recordings of traditional songs, ballads, and tunes. The musicians who performed just for us include Dolly Parton, Norman Blake, Bryan Sutton, Alice Gerrard, Tony Trischka, Stephen Wade, Sheila Kay Adams, Martin Simpson, Dom Flemons, Jody Stecher, Kate Brislin, Courtney Hartman, and David Holt. All of the songs on this CD were originally captured by song catcher Joseph Hall in the Smokies in the 1930s and ‘50s and represent genuine mountain music. Twenty-three songs in all! Retail $14.95 Order #200964 Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music Grammy Award nomination, Best Historical Album! In 1939 Joe Hall lugged some early recording equipment around the Great Smoky Mountains with the purpose of capturing the real music of the Smokies before it was changed forever. It was a tumultuous time when hundreds of families were leaving or had left their mountain farms to make way for the creation of the new national park. Fortunately for us he was able to capture an amazing variety of music: ballads from the British Isles, American ballads, gospel, folk, country, and blues. Also includes a 40-page booklet with all song lyrics, historic photos, and authoritative essays on the history of mountain music. Retail $14.95 Order #200923
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Carroll Best and the White Oak String Band Features more than 30 tracks, including such old-time favorites as “Tennessee Wagoner,” “Arkansas Traveler,” “Old Joe Clark,” “Soldier’s Joy,” as well as such modern tunes as “Banjo Boogie” and “Smoky Mountain Melody.” It was the summer of 1956 when linguist and song catcher Joseph Hall made a second trip to the Smoky Mountains after having visited some 20 years earlier. This time he traveled to his friend Teague Williams’ house in the White Oak community of Haywood County, toting a heavy reel-to-reel tape recorder. Gathered in Williams’ living room that July evening was a loose confederation of musicians calling themselves, spontaneously, the White Oak String Band. Retail $14.95 Order #200949 Great Smoky Mountains National Park The “official park video” shown at Sugarlands Visitor Center. Here is the park in all its seasons and in all its splendor. From butterflies to black bears—all are spectacularly shown in this video. Interwoven in this natural panorama are stories of human influences on these ancient mountains. 20 minutes ISBN 0-937207-27-6 Retail $10.95 Order #200150 The Mountain Farm Museum DVD This DVD showcases the Mountain Farm Museum, a historical highlight of any visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This National Park Service site includes an array of meticulously preserved authentic log buildings, including the richly-furnished Davis-Queen cabin, drover’s barn, springhouse, meat house, apple barn, and more. During the growing season, the farm springs to life with rangers and volunteers tending heirloom vegetables in the showcase garden and historic varieties of corn, sorghum, and apples in the fields and orchard. 27 minutes. Retail $8.95 Order #200939
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SMOKY MOUNTAIN EXPLORER SERIES
Land of Falling Water Ask any visitor to the Smokies and they will tell you there is magic in the 3,000 miles of streams and rivers that splash and churn form the highest mountains to the valleys below. This film takes you on a journey to explore this unique national treasure. Now you can join filmmaker Gary Wilson and narrator Bill Landry as they explore the waterfalls, aquatic life, waterfalls, trout streams, and the extraordinary National Park employees who work to protect rare and endangered species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 39 minutes. Box contains both DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Produced by Great Smoky Mountains Association. Retail $13.95 #200960
Mount Le Conte: Sacred Mountain of the Smokies There is just something special about Mount Le Conte that draws thousands of hikers up steep slopes to its rocky summit each year. Now you can join filmmaker Gary Wilson and narrator Bill Landry as they explore the scenic trails, wildflowers, waterfalls, llama teams, lodge staff, and other extraordinary people who make Le Conte the “Sacred Mountain of the Smokies.” 37 minutes. Box contains both DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Produced by Great Smoky Mountains Association. Retail $13.95 #200960 Seasons of the Smokies Our second film in the Smoky Mountain Explorer Series showcases life in the four seasons at Great
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Smoky Mountains National Park. View astonishing footage of wildlife, wildflowers, and the turn of the seasons in one of the most biologically diverse places in North America. Box includes both Blu-Ray and DVD versions on separate discs. 35 minutes. Produced by Great Smoky Mountains Association. Includes both Blu-Ray and DVD discs, 35 minutes. Retail $13.95 Order #200946 An Island in the Sky Take a video journey to the “Top of Old Smoky,� Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains. View astonishing footage of rivers of clouds, sunrises, wildlife, wildflowers, and the turn of the seasons atop this island in the sky. Box includes both Blu-Ray and DVD versions on separate disks. 35 minutes. Produced by Great Smoky Mountains Association. Includes both Blu-Ray and DVD discs, 35 minutes. Retail $13.95 Order #200943
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A Place Called Cades Cove DVD Cades Cove is truly the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains. At one time it was a bustling community of more than 800 people with schools, churches, stores, an iron forge, and gristmills. Today it is where people flock to watch bear, deer, river otter, and birds. Join filmmaker Valerie Polk and narrator Bill Landry as they tell the story of Cades Cove, from the time of Cherokee hunters, through the Civil War, to the days of moonshiners, mountain top cattle herders, and the creation of the national park. Learn about all the wildflowers and wildlife you love to see. 1 hour, 24 minutes. Box contains both DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Retail $13.95 Order #200969
SPECIALTY Mountain Kitchen DVD Naturalist, author, and storyteller Ila Hatter is the host of “Mountain Kitchen,” a modern look at common edible and medicinal plants in the southern Appalachian region. Ila introduces viewers to an abundance of useful wild plants, including spicebush, elderberry, mountain mint, Joe Pye weed, boneset, and jewelweed. Her recipes and remedies are easy to follow and easy to make. Learn traditional mountain medicines for colds, coughs, fevers, arthritis, flu, poison ivy rashes, and other maladies. ISBN 0-937207-37-3, 26:40 minutes. Retail DVD: $10.95 Order #200154 Mountain Makin’s In The Smokies A cookbook filled with delicious, oldtime recipes from the heart of the Smoky Mountains, handed down from grandmother to mother to daughter. Sifted and blended with a few mountain anecdotes and tales. Spiral bound for easy use. ISBN 0-937207-12-8 (softcover) 54 pages, 6” x 9” Retail $7.95 Order #400189 Food & Recipes of the Smokies Enjoy over 300 hearty, authentic recipes savored for generations by the people of the Great Smoky Mountains. Lively text and historic photographs capture the spirit of mountain folk and describe their time-honored techniques of cultivating, preparing, and preserving food. Spiral bound for easy use. Rose Houk. ISBN 0-937207-22-5 (softcover) 176 pages, 6” x 8” Retail $14.95 Order #400108
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Sabrina: A Great Smoky Mountains Story Lisa Horstman, author and illustrator of The Great Smoky Mountain Salamander Ball and The Troublesome Cub has outdone herself this time with Sabrina: A Great Smoky Mountains Story. Sabrina is the tale of a special kind of squirrel who finds herself in a strange new home after a run in with an owl. Follow along as Sabrina learns how to survive, and then thrive, in her new environment. Sabrina and her ilk are denizens of the rich and rare spruce-fir forest that clings to the Smokies highest peaks. A perfect “sit on my lap and I’ll read you a story” book. Lisa Horstman. ISBN 978-0-937207-80-2 (softcover) 48 pages, 10” x 10” Retail $8.99 Order #400952 We’re Going to the Mountains The youngest fans of the park will love this beautiful, sweet book that leads them on a pleasant hiking and camping trip through GSMNP. Kids will enjoy the gorgeous illustrations of fish, skunks, river otters, bear, deer, trees, wildflowers, and stars. Written by Steve Kemp; illustrated by Lisa Horstman. Steve Kemp. ISBN 9-780937-207598 (softcover) 48 pages, 8” x 10” Retail $5.99 Order #400801
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The Great Smoky Mountain Salamander Ball Children ages three to eight will delight in this fantastic tale of a young girl’s vacation in the Smoky Mountains. Wandering from her tent late one summer’s night, Sara finds an invitation she just can’t resist! It leads her to a secret salamander festival she enjoys watching until suddenly she is discovered…. Written in verse and filled with fascinating salamander facts, this award-winning book is irresistibly fun! Lisa Horstman. ISBN 0-937207-21-7 (softcover) 32 pages, 10” x 10” Retail $7.95 Order #400219 The Troublesome Cub “... should be required reading for children and their families who regularly camp, hike and play in...parks that are home to wild black bears...” —Knoxville News Sentinel Kids will love this true story of a bear cub who fell asleep in a dumpster and was inadvertently picked up by a garbage truck. Written in delightful rhyme, the story has a happy ending and some important lessons to protect wildlife. Lisa Horstman. ISBN 0-937207-31-4 (softcover) 32 pages, 10” x 10” Retail $7.95 Order #400551
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10 Things I Like About You: Discovering Great Smoky Mountains National Park Coloring Book Salamanders, forests, flowers, bears, deer, what’s not to like about coloring the pages of this new book! ISBN 978-0-937207-88-8 (softcover) 32 pages, 9 x 12” Retail $3.50 The Smokies Yukky Book Kids will go wild over the weird, creepy, yukky stuff in this book. Where else can your kids learn about carnivorous plants, vomiting vultures, snot otters, ant lions, and other magnificent things that really, really live in the Great Smoky Mountains? Written by Doris Gove, illustrated by Lisa Horstman. Recommended for kids ages 8-12. Doris Gove. ISBN 0-937207-48-9 (softcover) 64 pages, 7” x 10” Retail $8.95 Order #400740 Smoky Mountain Wee Ones Designed especially for infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers, this book features super thick “board” pages and rounded corners so even the youngest park patrons can handle it. The simple story astutely shows similarities between baby humans and some cute baby animals that live in the Great Smoky Mountains. Lisa Horstman. ISBN 093720741-1 (hardcover) 16 pages, 6” x 6” Retail $6.99 Order #400640
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NEW phone 865-599-7504 or 1-888-898-9102 extension 350
Coming Soon! Cemeteries of the Great Smoky Mountains NEW! By Dr. Gail Palmer The history of the Great Smoky Mountains is written in its cemeteries. This is the ultimate guide to each one of the park’s more than 150 cemeteries, including locations, photos, and lists of burials.
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