High Mountains Rising : Appalachia in Place and Time,9780252071768

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High Mountains Rising : Appalachia in Place and Time

by Straw, Richard A.

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9780252071768

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025207176X

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5/6/2004

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Univ of Illinois Pr

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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.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Native Americans	p. 7
Pioneer Settlement	p. 17
Slavery and African Americans in the Nineteenth Century	p. 30
The Civil War and Reconstruction	p. 46
Industrialization	p. 59
The Great Depression	p. 74
Migration	p. 88
Stereotypes	p. 101
Music	p. 114
Folklife	p. 135
English Language	p. 147
Literature	p. 165
Religion	p. 179
Modernization, 1940-2000	p. 197
Suggested Readings	p. 221
Contributors	p. 231
Index	p. 235
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