"Gatlinburg and the Great Smokies" by Ernie Pyle is a compilation of travel essays from the 1940s where the author shares his experiences in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Pyle uses his writing to show the appeal of the mountain town and its people, creating a clear image of life in this beautiful area and praising nature's splendor. Throughout his writing, Pyle talks about exploring Gatlinburg and hiking to Mt. LeConte, introducing readers to memorable local characters who represent the heart of the mountain community. His work presents the historical background of the region, explaining how Gatlinburg grew from a small village into a popular tourist spot. Using both wit and respect, Pyle captures the strong nature and determination of the mountain people, their customs, and their tales, while also covering the issues brought on by more tourism and preservation work in the national park, so it acts as recognition of the region's stunning nature and lively, historical community.
Gatlinburg and the Great Smokies
By Ernie Pyle
Discover a charming mountain town and its resilient people through the eyes of a celebrated journalist as he explores the beauty and challenges of a changing landscape.
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About the AuthorErnest Taylor Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for the columns he wrote as a roving human-interest reporter from 1935 through 1941 for the Scripps-Howard newspaper syndicate that earned him wide acclaim for his simple accounts of ordinary people across North America. When the United States entered World War II, he lent the same distinctive, folksy style of his human-interest stories to his wartime reports from the European theater (1942–44) and Pacific theater (1945). Pyle won the Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his newspaper accounts of "dogface" infantry soldiers from a first-person perspective. He was killed by enemy fire on Iejima during the Battle of Okinawa.
Ernest Taylor Pyle was an American journalist and war correspondent who is best known for his stories about ordinary American soldiers during World War II. Pyle is also notable for the columns he wrote as a roving human-interest reporter from 1935 through 1941 for the Scripps-Howard newspaper syndicate that earned him wide acclaim for his simple accounts of ordinary people across North America. When the United States entered World War II, he lent the same distinctive, folksy style of his human-interest stories to his wartime reports from the European theater (1942–44) and Pacific theater (1945). Pyle won the Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his newspaper accounts of "dogface" infantry soldiers from a first-person perspective. He was killed by enemy fire on Iejima during the Battle of Okinawa.
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