I learned of this project through a totally unrelated post on FB. I am a native of Southwest West Virginia, about 90 miles from Jolo. I remember people talking about snake handlers, but never attended. My Dad was a merchant and told once of a gentleman who came to his store and showed him where he had been bitten in church by a snake. Through your researcy you may have become famaliar with a book called "Salvation on Sand Mountain". I read it several years ago. It's about a journalist who travels to Georgia for a story on snake handling churches and gets caught up in it himself. Very interesting read. You may want to contact the Association for Appalachian Studies @ Appalachianstudies.org. I don't know if they provide funding for projects such as this. The association is headquartered @ Marshall University in Huntington, WV (my alma mater). Over the past couple of years, I have found myself becoming more interested in Appalachian Culture. I'm going to pledge to help back this project. I really look forward to seeing your project come to light. Also, please feel free to contact me for any Appalachia insight. It's quite interesting.
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G. Jason Head on January 14, 2012
Any updates on the status of this project?
stephanie bilodeau on May 1, 2011
Congrats! So happy for you. Australia is eager to get your book. :)
Wendi Sturgis on April 28, 2011
Huge Congrats Hunter! We cant wait to see the end product!
Lusitano_girl on April 24, 2011
Congratulations :)
Jesse Mathews on April 22, 2011
Bobby nai!
Leslye on April 5, 2011
I learned of this project through a totally unrelated post on FB. I am a native of Southwest West Virginia, about 90 miles from Jolo. I remember people talking about snake handlers, but never attended. My Dad was a merchant and told once of a gentleman who came to his store and showed him where he had been bitten in church by a snake. Through your researcy you may have become famaliar with a book called "Salvation on Sand Mountain". I read it several years ago. It's about a journalist who travels to Georgia for a story on snake handling churches and gets caught up in it himself. Very interesting read. You may want to contact the Association for Appalachian Studies @ Appalachianstudies.org. I don't know if they provide funding for projects such as this. The association is headquartered @ Marshall University in Huntington, WV (my alma mater). Over the past couple of years, I have found myself becoming more interested in Appalachian Culture. I'm going to pledge to help back this project. I really look forward to seeing your project come to light. Also, please feel free to contact me for any Appalachia insight. It's quite interesting.
dana bowen on March 31, 2011
Love, Love, Love my photo of "Jeff"...can't wait to view to new project!
David Hemphil on March 31, 2011
Get down Hunter! This is incredible, super excited to see the book!
Song Chong on March 31, 2011
Great Work Hunter! I'm excited to see how this develops!
Mike Lyon on March 31, 2011
Awesome stuff Hunter! Can't wait to see the completed project!