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The United States of Appalachia

How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America

The United States of Appalachia( )
Author: Biggers, Jeff
ISBN:978-1-59376-031-1
Publication Date:Dec 2005
Publisher:Counterpoint Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $26.00
Book Description:

The word Appalachia is seldom uttered in the same sentence with the word enlightenment. More likely, images of the film Deliverance, corncob chomping grannies, or bonafide gun-toting hillbillies come to mind. However, in truth, Appalachia has been a cradle of US freedom, independence, and enlightenment, as well as a region of progressive social history, literature, and music. The United States of Appalachia reveals to us how so many of our nation’s...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / Rural
History / United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, Ms, Nc, Sc, Tn, Va, Wv)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.01 Inches
Book Weight:1.188 Pounds



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