Cades Cove : the life and death of a southern Appalachian community, 1818-1937 / Durwood Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, Durwood, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community life--Appalachian Region, Southern.

Community life.

Cades Cove (Tenn.)--History.

Cades Cove (Tenn.).

Cades Cove (Tenn.)--Economic conditions.

Cades Cove (Tenn.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c1988 (2007 printing)

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cades CoveThe Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community, 1818-1937Durwood DunnWinner of the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award!Drawing on a rich trove of documents never before available to scholars, the author sketches the early pioneers, their daily lives, their beliefs, and their struggles to survive and prosper in this isolated mountain community, now within the confines of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In moving detail this book brings to life an isolated mountain community, its struggle to survive, and the tragedy of its demise.""Professo

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1/ Settlement and Early History; 2/ The Impact of the Wilderness; 3/ The Market Economy; 4/ Religion and the Churches; 5/ The Civil War; 6/ The Folk Culture; 7/ Family Life and Social Customs; 8/ Government, Law, and Politics; 9/ Progressivism and Prohibition; 10/ Death by Eminent Domain; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613528865

9781572339118

157233911X

9781280125003

1280125004

9781572337640

1572337648

OCLC:

782951004

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access