Wildsam Great Smoky Mountains guide gives visitors new and deeper ways of seeing the country's most-visited national park. Featuring interviews with novelist Ron Rash and chef John Fleer, the book also includes the voices of: - wildlife biologists - Appalachian Trail through-hikers - members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians - candy-makers - rafting outfitters Topics covered include: - biodiversity - Civil War tensions - fugitives - foraging - moonshine - Cherokee language preservation - threats to old-growth forests