During the Great Depression, the creek beds of eastern Kentucky weren’t known for their hospitality. Cut Shin, Troublesome and Hell for Certain Creek — the level of their compassion was reflected in their names.
Still, the muddy mark of horse hooves in the creek beds pointed to their use as last-effort roadways, particularly by a group of librarians who once traversed the mountainsides and brought books to the isolated communities of Appalachia.
