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Appalachia: A History

by John Alexander Williams

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Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history, John Alexander Williams chronicles four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, he explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and the numerous, often contradictory images that have shaped perceptions of the region as both the essence of America and a place apart.

Williams begins his story in the colonial era and describes the half-century of bloody warfare as migrants from Europe and their American-born offspring fought and eventually displaced Appalachia's Native American inhabitants. He depicts the evolution of a backwoods farm-and-forest society, its divided and unhappy fate during the Civil War, and the emergence of a new industrial order as railroads, towns, and extractive industries penetrated deeper and deeper into the mountains. Finally, he considers Appalachia's fate in the twentieth century, when it became the first American region to suffer widespread deindustrialization, and examines the partial renewal created by federal intervention and a small but significant wave of in-migration.

Throughout the book, a wide range of Appalachian voices enlivens the analysis and reminds us of the importance of storytelling in the ways the people of Appalachia define themselves and their region.

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In this comprehensive history of the Appalachian region, Williams weaves social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history together to present a readable narrative that spans four and a half centuries.

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About the Author

Author or coauthor of five previous books, John Alexander Williams is professor of history at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

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ISBN:

9780807853689

Author:

Williams, John Alexander

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press

Author:

Williams, John Alexande

Author:

R

Location:

Chapel Hill

Subject:

General

Subject:

History

Subject:

United States - State & Local

Subject:

Social history

Subject:

Economic Conditions

Subject:

Appalachian Region

Subject:

United States - State & Local - General

Subject:

United States - General

Subject:

Georgia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Ohio, New York

Subject:

Sociology, rural

Subject:

Appalachian Region History.

Subject:

Americana-General

Copyright:

2002

Series Volume:

22

Publication Date:

April 2002

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

, 30 illus., 8 tables, 5 maps

Pages:

496

Dimensions:

9.25 x 6.13 in

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Product details 496 pages University of North Carolina Press - 2002-04-00 English 9780807853689 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Netread, In this comprehensive history of the Appalachian region, Williams weaves social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history together to present a readable narrative that spans four and a half centuries.