SMOKY MOUNTAIN MAGIC--A novel by Horace Kephart, completed in 1929 and never before published. The original manuscript was passed down through the Kephart family for 3 generations and recently surfaced during to the park's 75th anniversary celebration. The novel is a fictional adventure story that takes place along the Deep Creek watershed, in Bryson City, and on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in the summer of 1925. A treasure. "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. Hardback. For lots more information about Horace Kephart, visit this page of