High Mountains Rising: Appalachia in Time and Place - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 025202916X ISBN 13: 9780252029165

Casa editrice: Univ of Illinois Pr, 2004

Riassunto

This collection is the first comprehensive, cohesive volume to unite Appalachian history with its culture. Richard A. Straw and H. Tyler Blethen's High Mountains Rising provides a clear, systematic, and engaging overview of the Appalachian timeline, its people, and the most significant aspects of life in the region. _x000B__x000B_The first half of the fourteen essays deal with historical issues including Native Americans, pioneer settlement, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, industrialization, the Great Depression, migration, and finally, modernization. The remaining essays take a more cultural focus, addressing stereotypes, music, folklife, language, literature, and religion. _x000B__x000B_Bringing together many of the most prestigious scholars in Appalachian studies, this volume has been designed for general and classroom use, and includes suggestions for further reading. _x000B_

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Illinois Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 025202916X
• ISBN 13: 9780252029165
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 240
• Redattore: Straw Richard A., Blethen H. Tyler, Blethen Tyler
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