Larger	The Hinterlands: A Mountain Tale in Three Parts Author: Robert Morgan
	Book Information Publisher: John F. Blair Publisher Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 1 Rating: 3 ISBN-13: 9780895871787 - ISBN-10: 0895871785 Publication Date: 4/1999 Pages: 335

Robert Morgan's first novel unfolds through the voices of three generations of Appalachian storytellers. In the first segment, adventurous teenager Petal runs off with a handsome homesteader in 1772. She tells of setting up housekeeping on the frontier, including the story of birthing her first baby while staving off a panther. In 1816, Petal's grandson uses a starved pig to track the best route for building a route down the mountain to market. In 1845, Petal's grandson constructs the turnpike down the mountain.