High Mountains Rising - Appalachia in Time and Place (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	May 2004
Editors:	Richard A Straw • H. Tyler Blethen
Contributors:	H. Tyler Blethen • David C Hsiung • Michael Montgomery • Ted Olson • C Clifford Boyd Jr • John C. Inscoe • Gordon B McKinney • Ronald L Lewis
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-07176-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-252-07176-X
Barcode:	9780252071768

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