Phil Evaul

The Mountain's Silent Cry is a picture of a fictional family, the Pittmans, living in the remote reaches of the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in the 1940's. The region is experiencing great changes: new conveniences, new technologies, new ideas. Daniel and Helen treasure the old ways and traditions. They know these values are crucial to survival in this rugged land. But their children are drawn to new ways of thinking and doing. The Pittman family is torn between the need to cling to heritage, against the temptation to seek a vague but alluring future.
While the town and characters are fictional, the tension is very real, even today. Modern families will also identify with the conflict of old versus new as one generation transitions to another.