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Appalachia: A History » Read Now
by John Alexander Williams. 470 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history, John Alexander Williams chronicles four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, he explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and the numerous, often contradictory images that have shaped...
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Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history, John Alexander Williams chronicles four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, he explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and the numerous, often contradictory images that have shaped perceptions of the region as both the essence of America and a place apart.
Williams begins his story in the colonial era and describes the half-century of bloody warfare as migrants from Europe and their American-born offspring fought and eventually displaced Appalachia's Native American inhabitants. He depicts the evolution of a backwoods farm-and-forest society, its divided and unhappy fate during the Civil War, and the emergence of a new industrial order as railroads, towns, and extractive industries penetrated deeper and deeper into the mountains. Finally, he considers Appalachia's fate in the twentieth century, when it became the first American region to suffer widespread deindustrialization, and examines the partial renewal created by federal intervention and a small but significant wave of in-migration.
Throughout the book, a wide range of Appalachian voices enlivens the analysis and reminds us of the importance of storytelling in the ways the people of Appalachia define themselves and their region.
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Appalachia in the Making: The Mountain South in the Nineteenth Century » Read Now
by Mary Beth Pudup, Dwight B. Billings, Altina L. Waller. 396 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Appalachia in the Making Appalachia in the Making The Mountain South in the Nineteenth Century...EDITED BY MARY BETH PUDUP DWIGHT B. BILLINGS ALTINA L. WALLER Appalachia in...
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Appalachia in an International Context: Cross-National Comparisons of Developing Regions » Read Now
by Phillip J. Obermiller, William W. Philliber. 242 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

The study of diverse yet comparable regions uncovers structural similarities that override the "defective culture" theory of developing regions as well as the belief that they are unique ecological phenomena. This collected work establishes Appalachia as a case study for a coherent cross-national...
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The study of diverse yet comparable regions uncovers structural similarities that override the "defective culture" theory of developing regions as well as the belief that they are unique ecological phenomena. This collected work establishes Appalachia as a case study for a coherent cross-national perspective. Written by authorities on the social and economic problems of these regions, this work should assist in alleviating some of the most striking misconceptions about regional development.
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Seldom Ask, Never Tell: Labor and Discourse in Appalachia » Read Now
by Anita Puckett. 332 pgs.

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Puckett takes a new look at the relationship between language, society, and economics by examining how people talk about work in a rural Appalachian community. Through careful analysis of conversations in casual yet commercial contexts, she finds that the construction and maintenance of this...
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Puckett takes a new look at the relationship between language, society, and economics by examining how people talk about work in a rural Appalachian community. Through careful analysis of conversations in casual yet commercial contexts, she finds that the construction and maintenance of this discourse is essential to the community's socioeconomic relationships. The volume will appeal to linguists, anthropologists, and scholars in communications and Appalachian studies.
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The First American Frontier: Transition to Capitalism in Southern Appalachia, 1700-1860 » Read Now
by Wilma A. Dunaway. 472 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation, and Social Change in West Virginia, 1880-1920 » Read Now
by Ronald L. Lewis. 368 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Selling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk, 1930-1940 » Read Now
by Jane S. Becker. 334 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...BECKER Selling Tradition APPALACHIA AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AMERICAN...Becker, Jane S. Selling tradition: Appalachia and the construction of an American...0-8078-4715-1...
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Analyzing Income Convergence at the County Level: The Case of Development in Central Appalachia, in Journal of Economic Issues » Read Now
by George D. Santopietro. 14 pgs.

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...the case of development in Central Appalachia. by George D. Santopietro...and Barkley 1993.) The counties of Appalachia have been the subject of focused...
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Feelin' Mighty Southern: Recent Scholarship on Southern Appalachia in the Civil War, in Civil War History » Read Now
by Noel Fisher. 14 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...southern: recent scholarship on Southern Appalachia in the Civil War. by Noel Fisher Southern appalachia, that region taking in western Virginia...than Northerners hoped...
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Appalachian Migrants in Urban America: Cultural Conflict or Ethnic Group Formation? » Read Now
by William W. Philliber. 138 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...APPALACHIAN MIGRANTS IN URBAN AMERICA APPALACHIAN MIGRANTS IN URBAN AMERICA Cultural Conflict or Ethnic...Cataloging in Publication Data Philliber, William W., 1943...
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Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900 » Read Now
by Altina L. Waller. 334 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900 ALTINA L. WALLER THE...Hatfields, McCoys, and social change in Appalachia, 1860-1900 / by Altina L...
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Authorized to Heal: Gender, Class, and the Transformation of Medicine in Appalachia, 1880-1930 » Read Now
by Sandra Lee Barney. 222 pgs.

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In this book, Sandra Barney examines the transformation of medical care in Central Appalachia during the Progressive Era and analyzes the influence of women volunteers in promoting the acceptance of professional medicine in the region. By highlighting the critical role played by nurses, clubwomen...
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In this book, Sandra Barney examines the transformation of medical care in Central Appalachia during the Progressive Era and analyzes the influence of women volunteers in promoting the acceptance of professional medicine in the region. By highlighting the critical role played by nurses, clubwomen, ladies' auxiliaries, and other female constituencies in bringing modern medicine to the mountains, she fills a significant gap in gender and regional history.
Barney explores both the differences that divided women in the reform effort and the common ground that connected them to one another and to the male physicians who profited from their voluntary activity. Held together at first by a shared goal of improving the public welfare, the coalition between women volunteers and medical professionals began to fracture when the reform agendas of women's groups challenged physicians' sovereignty over the form of health care delivery. By examining the professionalization of male medical practitioners, the gendered nature of the campaign to promote their authority, and their displacement of community healers, especially female midwives, Barney uncovers some of the tensions that evolved within Appalachian society as the region was fundamentally reshaped during the era of industrial development.
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Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia » Read Now
by Dennis Covington. 240 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library