| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Anne Bridges and Ken Wise -- Chapter One. The Purchase of Smoky Jack -- Chapter Two. Becoming Acquainted -- Chapter Three. Our First Hike Together -- Chapter Four. Timber Wolf -- Chapter Five. Teaching Smoky Jack to Pack Supplies -- Chapter Six. Chicken Attached to Collar -- Chapter Seven. Attacks on People -- Chapter Eight. Broken Leg -- Chapter Nine. High Trail Robbery -- Chapter Ten. Huggins Hell -- Chapter Eleven. Accident at Last Water -- Chapter Twelve. A Nose for Tracking -- Chapter Thirteen. Work for Ramsey and Huff -- Chapter Fourteen. Down Mount Le Conte -- Chapter Fifteen. Smoky Jack to the Rescue -- Chapter Sixteen. End of an Era -- Epilogue -- Selected Bibliography |
| Summary |
In 1925, Paul Adams was appointed custodian of Mount Le Conte, the third-highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His job was to welcome tourists, give guided tours, and establish a camp that would become known as LeConte Lodge, which still stands in what has become America's most popular national park. Adams had everything he needed for the job: a passion for the outdoors, a love of hiking, a desire to preserve the native habitat while welcoming visitors, and the companionship of a remarkable dog.During his time on the mountains, Adams trained Smoky Jack to be a pack-dog--not just carrying supplies but actually making the four-hour trip to a store in Gatlinburg and back alone. Over the next nine months, Adams and his dog would become inseperable. Smoky Jack became his assistant, bodyguard, and best friend. Throughout Smoky Jack, readers will also gain a unique glimpse into the early days of the Great Smoky Mountains region during the decade before it was name a national park in 1934.Adams describes the trials and triumphs he and the indomitable German sherpherd faced as they exemplified the ancient relationship between man and dog on Mount Le Conte, building trails, guiding visitors, and making a life in nature. Paul Adams's faithful Smoky Jack stays by his side until the end |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Adams, Paul J. (Paul Jay)
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Adams, Paul J. (Paul Jay)
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Adams, Paul J. (Paul Jay) fast |
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Camps -- Tennessee -- LeConte, Mount -- History
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German shepherd dog -- Tennessee -- Anecdotes
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
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Camps
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German shepherd dog
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LeConte, Mount (Tenn.) -- History
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Tennessee
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Tennessee -- Mount LeConte
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2015030351 |
| ISBN |
9781621902515 |
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162190251X |
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