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Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia | Dennis Covington

#DontStopBelievin
An Alabama preacher is convicted of the attempted murder of his wife (by poisonous snake) and the author, a journalist, heads to Appalachia to investigate. Snake handling, strychnine drinking, speaking in tongues ... this is a fantastic, immersive look at the limits of faith.
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Cinfhen

Megabooks Totally going to read this! 7y

LauraBeth Ooohh - Bama, snake handling and a death - 👍👍 7y

Suet624 Ooohhhh, totally up my alley. 7y

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Cinfhen Yup, you hooked me~ #snakecharmer 🐍🐍🐍 7y

BestOfFates You had me at murder by poisonous snake! 7y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Remove the Alabama and this could be describing my back yard! Totally went to school with a few kids who went to snake handling churches. 7y

LeahBergen @Booksandcooks I should've tagged this one for your #5555giveaway! Ah, well ... I added another nonfiction pick for that. 😄 7y

LeahBergen @LauraBeth I bought this book on my very first trip to Bama! 😂 7y

LeahBergen @Suet624 It's so good. 👍🏼 7y

LeahBergen @Cinfhen I think you'll like it! 7y

LeahBergen @BestOfFates Right?! 😂 7y

LeahBergen @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Really?? In what state did you go to school? Tell me more!! Did you ever go to one of their churches? 7y

Kimzey This was one of my book club's favorite nonfiction reads. It's particularly interesting that the author gets drawn into the snake handling practice himself. 7y

Erinreadsthebooks @LeahBergen #dontstopbelievin 😂😂😂 7y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk I've lived in rural northwestern North Carolina all my life and it is still very much a thing in the hills and hollers around here. Never been to one of their churches. They tend to be pretty secretive but the kids would always talk about it at school. 7y

quietjenn Ooo, how have I never heard of this? *stacking immediately* 7y

LectricSheep Yes please! ❤️ 7y

ReadingEnvy I have this unread on my shelf! One of Wiley Cash's novels includes a church like this too. 7y

LeahBergen @Kimzey It's so good! 7y

LeahBergen @Erinstutts When you stop believin', you get snake-bit! 😂 7y

LeahBergen @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Wow!! 😮 7y

LeahBergen @quietjenn It's so good! 7y

LeahBergen @LectricSheep 👍🏼 7y

LeahBergen @ReadingEnvy I read that one, I think! Is it