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John C. Campbell (1867--1919) is widely considered to be a pioneer
in the objective study of the complex world of Appalachian
mountaineers. Thanks to a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation,
Campbell traveled throughout the region with his wife -- noted
social reformer and "songcatcher" Olive Dame Campbell --
interviewing and profiling its people. His landmark work, The
Southern Highlander and His Homeland, is cited by nearly every
scholar writing about the region, yet little has been published
about the Campbells and their role in the sociological,
educational, and cultural history of Appalachia. Elizabeth
McCutchen Williams has prepared the first critical edition of Olive
Dame Campbell's comprehensive overview of her husband's life and
work -- a project left unfinished at the time of Olive's death.
Never before published, this unique volume draws extensively on
diary entries and personal letters to illuminate the significance
and lasting impact of John C. Campbell's contributions. The result
is a dynamic blend of biography and collected correspondence that
presents an insightful portrait of the influential educator and
reformer.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
In 1908 and 1909, noted social reformer and "songcatcher" Olive
Dame Campbell traveled with her husband, John C. Campbell, through
the Southern Highlands region of Appalachia to survey the social
and economic conditions in mountain communities. Throughout the
journey, Olive kept a detailed diary offering a vivid,
entertaining, and personal account of the places the couple
visited, the people they met, and the mountain cultures they
encountered. Although John C. Campbell's book, The Southern
Highlander and His Homeland, is cited by nearly every scholar
writing about the region, little has been published about the
Campbells themselves and their role in the sociological,
educational, and cultural history of Appalachia. In this critical
edition, Elizabeth McCutchen Williams makes Olive's diary widely
accessible to scholars and students for the first time. Appalachian
Travels only offers an invaluable account of mountain society at
the turn of the twentieth century.
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