A History of Hollow Trees (and people who LIVED in them)

Stories of people living in hollow trees aren’t just fiction, like My Side of the Mountain. Fugitive soldiers, escaped slaves, frontiersman, and many more used giant hollow trees for shelter. Sign up for the free American Mythology Insider newsletter: https://rb.gy/abuh6t Pringle Brothers Shirt: https://cottonbureau.com/products/hol... Support American Mythology on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/american_myth... Featured Artwork/Artists: “We Dined in a Hollow Cottonwood Tree” by Robert Griffing https://www.paramountpress.com/fw-15 “Nature’s Refuge” by David Wright https://davidwrightart.com “Heritage Tree” by Bernie Andrews “Ida Martin” by Judith Serling-Sturm https://judithserling-sturm.com “Thomas Stanley” by Dennis Auth “Marlin and Sewell” by Galina Sorokina “Daniel West” by Galina Sorokina Voice Over by: JP Wright Schuyler Simmons Simon Jackson Breylen Jeffrey M Smith Steve Gilly Special thanks to: Marc DeWerth/Big Trees Ohio:   / bigtreesohio   The Museum of Appalachia Steve Gilly from the ‪@StoriesofAppalachia‬ channel for providing voice over on this project. Check out their channel, it’s one of my favorites! Pick up a copy of Anne Shelby’s book: https://amzn.to/34EbLXU (affiliate link) ‪@derraleves‬ for challenging me to remake an old video, bigger and better, as part of 30 Day Creator Challenge: https://www.30daycreatorchallenge.com... ‪@johnnyharris‬ and ‪@nathanieldrew‬ for their excellent Visual Storytelling course on https://www.brighttrip.com/