Full title: "The Unlikely Story of the Museum of Appalachia, and How It Came To Be." As told by its founder, John Rice Irwin. Irwin says in his introduction, "I have tried to remember that the purpose of this book is to exalt and to recognize the noble people of the Southern Appalachian Mountains by and through the Museum." The book itself is a treasure of photos and history as it describes the creation of the Museum of Appalachia.