High Mountains Rising: APPALACHIA IN TIME AND PLACE
SKU: DADAX025207176X
ISBN : 9780252071768
Condition : New
Shipping & Tax will be calculated at Checkout.
US Delivery Time: 3-5 Business Days.
Outside US Delivery Time: 8-12 Business Days.
High Mountains Rising: APPALACHIA IN TIME AND PLACE
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. 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. 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.
Specifications of High Mountains Rising: APPALACHIA IN TIME AND PLACE
GENERAL | |
---|---|
Author | Richard A. Straw, H. Tyler Blethen |
Binding | Paperback |
Language | English |
Edition | 50726th |
ISBN-10 | 025207176X |
ISBN-13 | 9780252071768 |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Number Of Pages | 256 |
Publication Date | 2004-05-06 |
DIMENSIONS | |
---|---|
Height | 9 inch. |
Length | 6 inch. |
Width | 0.9 inch. |
Weight | 0.8 pounds. |
Write a review
Your Name:
Your Email:
Your Review:
Note: HTML is not translated!
Rating: Bad Good
Enter the code in the box below: