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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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