ISBN: 9780807860526

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 explo… Mehr…

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. A History The University of North Carolina Press North American History Appalachian region; storytelling; Georgia; Kentucky; Pennsylvania; North Carolina; West Virginia; Virginia; Tennessee; Alabama; South Carolina; Ohio; New York 9780807826997, 9780807853689 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English History, The University of North Carolina Press<

ISBN: 9780807860526

The University of North Carolina Press North American History Appalachian region; storytelling; Georgia; Kentucky; Pennsylvania; North Carolina; West Virginia; Virginia; Tennessee; Alabam… Mehr…

The University of North Carolina Press North American History Appalachian region; storytelling; Georgia; Kentucky; Pennsylvania; North Carolina; West Virginia; Virginia; Tennessee; Alabama; South Carolina; Ohio; New York ,9780807853689 UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT,US,CA,MX,AU,NZ 20030403 English History, The University of North Carolina Press<

ISBN: 9780807860526

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2003, ISBN: 9780807860526

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2003, ISBN: 9780807860526

A History, eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: The University of North Carolina Press]