The Appalachians : America's first and last frontier / edited by Mari-Lynn Evans, Holly George-Warren, and Robert Santelli with Tom Robertson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Mari-Lynn.

George-Warren, Holly.

Santelli, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral history.

Civilization.

Appalachian Region--Civilization.

Appalachian Region.

Appalachian Region--Pictorial works.

Appalachian Region--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2004]

Summary:

In a time when the world has become a global village and America a global nation, there is one place where things are largely as they used to be. Protected by mountains, largely ignored by modern industry and developers, Appalachia is America's first and last frontier. Encompassing more than 195,000 square miles in thirteen states, it possesses the least understood and most underappreciated culture in the United States.

A beautifully produced companion volume to the PBS documentary narrated by Naomi Judd, The Appalachians fills the void in information about the region, offering a rich portrait of its history and its legacy in music, literature, and film. The text includes essays by some of Appalachia's most respected scholars and journalists; excerpts from never-before-published diaries and journals; firsthand recollections from native Appalachians including Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, and Ralph Stanley; indigenous song lyrics and poetry; and oral histories from common folk whose roots run strong and deep. The book also includes more than one hundred illustrations, both archival and newly created. Here is a wondrous book celebrating a unique and invaluable cultural heritage.

Contents:

Part I The First Frontier

The Land / Bill Richardson 6

The Landscape of the Southern Appalachians / T. Addison Richards 8

Wild Thing: The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest / Ted Olson 10

The Mountain Melting Pot: Appalachia's Diverse Ethnic and Racial Groups / Ted Olson 20

Appalachia's Scots-Irish Ancestry / John Trew 27

The Civil War in Appalachia / Gordon B. McKinney 33

Storytelling in Appalachia / Dr. Judy Prozzillo Byers 38

Part II Feuds, Coal, White Lightning, and Good OL'Mountain Music

The Great Mountain Feud / Tom Robertson 70

Appalachian Myths and the Legacy of Coal / Ronald L. Lewis 75

Moonshine on the Mountain / Tom Robertson 84

The Bristol Sessions / Charles Wolfe 88

The Story of My Family: The Carter Family / Rita Forrester 97

Falling in Love with the Carters / Johnny Cash 103

Part III Boom or Bust

A Hillbilly Timeline / Holly George-Warren 109

Discoveries of the People: An Introduction to the Music of Appalachia / Paul Burch 113

A West Virginia Life / Senator Robert C. Byrd 122

Blue Kentucky Girl / Martha Hume 131

Readin', Writin', and Route 21: The Road from West Virginia to Ohio / David Giffels 142

My West Virginia / Congressman Alan B. Mollohan 151

Part IV Memories: Keeping the Spirit in the Modern World

The Trunk in the Attic / Gary Carden 160

Black Mountain Breakdown / Lee Smith 163

Killing Our Hills: The Devastation of Mountaintop Removal / Vivian Stockman 171

Fighting for My Appalachian Home / Julia Bonds 180

Religion in Appalachia: Examples of the Diversity / Howard Dorgan 184

Preaching to the Chickens / Gary Carden 192

The Jolo Church of the Lord Jesus / Shannon Bell 194

The Picture Man / Shelby Lee Adams 200

The Quare Gene / Tony Earley 206

Full Circle / Edwin Sweeney 216

The Train Passes Through but Doesn't Stop / Jason Ringenberg 219.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1400061865

OCLC:

54007067