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High mountains rising : Appalachia in time and place / edited by Richard A. Straw and H. Tyler Blethen.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mountain life--Appalachian Region.
- Mountain life.
- Appalachian Region--History.
- Appalachian Region.
- Appalachian Region--Civilization.
- Appalachian Region--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (252 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. 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.
- Contents:
- Native Americans / C. Clifford Boyd Jr.
- Pioneer settlement / H. Tyler Blethen
- Slavery and African Americans in the nineteenth century / John C. Inscoe
- The Civil War and Reconstruction / Gordon B. McKinney
- Industrialization / Ronald L. Lewis
- The Great Depression / Paul Salstrom
- Migration / Philip J. Obermiller
- Stereotypes / David C. Hsiung
- Music / Bill C. Malone
- Folklife / Michael Ann Williams
- Language / Michael Montgomery
- Literature / Ted Olson
- Religion / Deborah Vansau McCauley
- Modernization, 1940-2000 / Ronald D. Eller.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-58350-X
- 9786613895950
- 0-252-09260-0
- OCLC:
- 1058819415
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