The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Author:John Fox, Jr. John Fox, Jr. was a famous mountain author who wrote about life in the Cumberland Mtns. He used area residents for characters in this book, written in 1908. The book was adapted for the big screen. — The "lonesome pine" from which the story takes its name was a tall tree that stood in solitary splendor on a mountain top. The fame of the pine lu... more »red a young engineer through Kentucky to catch the trail, and when he finally climbed to its shelter he found not only the pine but the foot-prints of a girl. And the girl proved to be lovely, piquant, and the trail of these girlish foot-prints led the young engineer a madder chase than "the trail of the lonesome pine." The tale of engineer Jack Hale falling in love with mountain girl June Tolliver vividly and honestly protrays the local color of life in the mountains in all its scenic and rugged splendor, with charming descriptions of culture and the people who make up this important aspect of pioneering American life.« less