Appalachia has played a complex and often contradictory role in
the unfolding of American history. Created by urban journalists in
the years following the Civil War, the idea of Appalachia provided
a counterpoint to emerging definitions of progress.
Early-twentieth-century critics of modernity saw the region as a
remnant of frontier life, a reflection of simpler times that should
be preserved and protected. However, supporters of development and
of the growth of material production, consumption, and technology
decried what they perceived as the isolation and backwardness of
the place and sought to "uplift" the mountain people through
education and industrialization.
Ronald D Eller has worked with local leaders, state
policymakers, and national planners to translate the lessons of
private industrial-development history into public policy affecting
the region. In Uneven Ground: Appalachia since 1945, Eller examines
the politics of development in Appalachia since World War II with
an eye toward exploring the idea of progress as it has evolved in
modern America. Appalachia's struggle to overcome poverty, to live
in harmony with the land, and to respect the diversity of cultures
and the value of community is also an American story. In the end,
Eller concludes, "Appalachia was not different from the rest of
America; it was in fact a mirror of what the nation was
becoming."
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