Stories of people living in hollow trees aren’t just fiction, like My Side of the Mountain. Fugitive soldiers, escaped slaves, frontiersman, and many more used giant hollow trees for shelter.
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Featured Artwork/Artists:
“We Dined in a Hollow Cottonwood Tree” by Robert Griffing https://www.paramountpress.com/fw-15
“Nature’s Refuge” by David Wright https://davidwrightart.com
“Heritage Tree” by Bernie Andrews
“Ida Martin” by Judith Serling-Sturm https://judithserling-sturm.com
“Thomas Stanley” by Dennis Auth
“Marlin and Sewell” by Galina Sorokina
“Daniel West” by Galina Sorokina
Voice Over by:
JP Wright
Schuyler Simmons
Simon Jackson
Breylen
Jeffrey M Smith
Steve Gilly
Special thanks to:
Marc DeWerth/Big Trees Ohio: https://www.facebook.com/BigTreesOhio
The Museum of Appalachia
Steve Gilly from the @StoriesofAppalachia channel for providing voice over on this project. Check out their channel, it’s one of my favorites!
Pick up a copy of Anne Shelby’s book: https://amzn.to/34EbLXU (affiliate link)
@derraleves for challenging me to remake an old video, bigger and better, as part of 30 Day Creator Challenge: https://www.30daycreatorchallenge.com/challenge
@johnnyharris and @nathanieldrew for their excellent Visual Storytelling course on https://www.brighttrip.com/
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