Remember Dolly in full color.
A 160-page commemorative hardcover book from The Tennessean & the Knoxville News Sentinel. Her story from a one-room cabin on Locust Ridge to the Opry stage, through the hits, the movies, and Dollywood, told in photographs and the stories behind them. A 160-page commemorative hardcover book from The Tennessean & the Knoxville News Sentinel. From a one-room cabin on Locust Ridge to the Opry stage, the hits, the movies, and Dollywood.
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The book
160 pages of Dolly, at her brightest.
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Dolly Parton grew up the fourth of twelve children in a one-room cabin on Locust Ridge, and by the time she left us she had written more than 3,000 songs, built a theme park in the Smokies that employs thousands of her neighbors, and put more than 250 million books into children's hands through the Imagination Library. Tennessee watched all of it happen. She sang about this place her whole life, and no matter how famous she got, she never really left.
What’s inside
From Locust Ridge, in six threads.
Locust Ridge
The fourth of twelve children in a one-room cabin, and the songs that started there.Fourth of twelve children in a one-room cabin.
The Opry stage
Nashville, Porter Wagoner, and the voice the whole country learned by heart.Nashville, Porter Wagoner, and the voice we learned by heart.
The hits
More than 3,000 songs written in a lifetime. The ones you know and the stories behind them.More than 3,000 songs written in a lifetime.
The movies
From the recording booth to the big screen, without ever changing who she was.The big screen, without changing who she was.
Dollywood
A theme park in the Smokies that employs thousands of her neighbors.Thousands of her neighbors, employed in the Smokies.
The giving
More than 250 million books into children’s hands through the Imagination Library.250 million books through the Imagination Library.
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Made to be kept
Built like something you’ll hand down.
A 120-point case board, thicker than most hardcovers. Fine-art ink for the full range of her stage wardrobe and half a century of archival photography. Heavy art paper meant to last for generations, and binding that never lets a page go. Printed entirely in North America, checked by hand before it ships.
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Giving it as a gift
For everyone who loved her too.
Preorder now and print a keepsake gift certificate that tells them their copy is on the way, ready to give long before the book ships. Wrap it, or send it straight to them. A keepsake for everyone who loved her too.
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Print a gift certificateNo matter how famous she got, she never really left.She never really left.
Keep her story where it belongs: on the shelf, in full color.
Ships November 30, 2026 · 30-day returns · Satisfaction guarantee In stock · Ships direct from the publisher · 30-day returns · Satisfaction guarantee
Free U.S. shipping on orders over $100. Flat-rate shipping: up to 10 copies ship for one $7.95 rate.
This commemorative publication is published by The Tennessean and the Knoxville News Sentinel and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Dolly Parton, her estate, Dollywood Company or Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.