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Far Appalachia: Following the New River North by Noah Adams Publisher Comments With his sharp eye and gentle wit, Noah Adams doesn't just tell stories, he lets them unfold--quietly, powerfully, and eloquently. Now the beloved host of NPR's All Things Considered and bestselling author of Piano Lessons takes us on a river journey... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover 
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Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia [With CD (Audio)] by Tim Barnwell Publisher Comments Tim Barnwell's photography has documented the people of Appalachia for over three decades, capturing a way of life and work that has changed little in the past hundred years. Now with sensitivity and grace he honors the music and handcrafts of the region,... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People: An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America by N. Brent Kennedy Publisher Comments As early as 1654, English and French explorers in the southern Appalachians reported seeing dark-skinned, brown- and blue-eyed, and European-featured people speaking broken Elizabethan English, living in cabins, tilling the land, smelting silver... (read more) List Price $14.36 Your price: $12.74 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Living in the Appalachian Forest: True Tales of Sustainable Forestry by Chris Bolgiano Publisher Comments A thought-provoking look at how man and nature co-exist, somewhat uneasily, within the Appalachian Forest, the world's most diverse temperate woodlands, 80 percent of which is privately owned-by the ancestors of homesteaders, outsiders who have bought... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $18.24 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Center Books on the American South #9: The New Road: I-26 and the Footprints of Progress in Appalachia by Sudye Cauthen Publisher Comments Rob Ambergs examination of the construction of a nine-mile section of Interstate 26 is a moving study of the effect of road building on landscape and culture. In 1994, Amberg began documenting the progress of the largest earth moving project in state... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia by John Obrien Publisher Comments John OBrien was raised in Philadelphia by an Appalachian father who fled the mountains to escape crippling poverty and family tragedy. Years later, with a wife and two kids of his own, the son moved back into those mountains in an attempt to understand... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Far Appalachia: Following the New River North by Noah Adams Publisher Comments The host of NPR's "All Things Considered" and author of the beloved national bestseller "Piano Lessons" returns to the memoir format--and to the land of his forebears--as he follows an ancient river into the heart of contemporary Appalachia. NPR... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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They Say in Harlan County: An Oral History (Oxford Oral History) by Alessandro Portelli Publisher Comments Made famous in the 1976 documentary Harlan County USA, this pocket of Appalachian coal country has been home to generations of miners--and to some of the most bitter labor battles of the 20th century. It has also produced a rich tradition of protest... (read more) List Price $42.25 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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On the Beaten Path: An Appalachian Pilgrimage by Robert Alden Rubin Publisher Comments How one man’s six-month, end-to-end hike of the Appalachian Trail led him back homewith a new afterword by the author Leaving mortgage, wife, and cul-de-sac life behind to walk the Appalachian Trail, Robert Rubin found himself part of a strange... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Appalachian Trail Reader (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) by David Emblidge Publisher Comments The Appalachian Trail is the longest continuous footpath in the world. Its 2,140 miles run through 14 states--from Georgia to Maine--and vastly different natural and social environments, from the solitary splendor of mountain crags to the genial slopes... (read more) List Price $32.25 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Living in the Appalachian Forest: True Tales of Sustainable Forestry by Chris Bolgiano Publisher Comments A thought-provoking look at how man and nature coexist, somewhat uneasily, within the Appalachian Forest, the world's most diverse temperate woodlands, 80 percent of which is privately owned -- by the ancestors of homesteaders, outsiders who've bought... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Cades Cove: The Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community, 1818-1937 by Durwod Dunn Synopsis Cades Cove The Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community, 1818-1937 Durwood Dunn Winner 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... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Land of the Smokies: Great Mountain Memories by Tim Hollis Publisher Comments From Blowing Rock, North Carolina, where the Tweetsie Railroad boards to Lookout Mountain, on the Tennessee and Georgia border, "the Land of the Smokies" attracts thousands of tourists each year. Some come to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park;... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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When Miners March by William C. Blizzard Publisher Comments Chronicling the West Virginia Mine Wars of the 1920s, this first-hand account of the coal miners' uprisings offers a new perspective on labor unrest during this time period. Complete with previously unpublished family photographs and documents,... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition & Creativity by Michael Owen Jones Publisher Comments " Why do people consider aesthetic qualities as well as utilitarian ones in the making of everyday objects? Why do they maintain traditions? What is the nature of their creative process? These are some of the larger questions addressed by Michael Owen... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $22.19 Google eBooks - Electronic
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All That Is Native and Fine: The Politics of Culture in an American Region by David E Whisnant Publisher Comments In the American imagination, "Appalachia" designates more than a geographical region. It evokes fiddle tunes, patchwork quilts, split-rail fences, and all the other artifacts that decorate a cherished romantic region in the American mind. In this classic... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A History of Appalachia by Richard B. Drake Publisher Comments " Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $22.19 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Electronic Front Porch: An Oral History of the Arrival of Modern Media in Rural Appalachia and the Melungeon Community by Jacob J. Podber Publisher Comments The Electronic Front Porch examines the arrival of radio and television in Appalachia, and the Internet's role in the Melungeon community. It contributes to a variety of disciplines, including media, Appalachian, and popular culture studies, in addition... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $24.85 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Something's Rising by Silas House Publisher Comments Like an old-fashioned hymn sung in rounds, Something's Rising gives a stirring voice to the lives, culture, and determination of the people fighting the destructive practice of mountaintop removal in the coalfields of central Appalachia. Each person's... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.71 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Appalachian Trail: A Journey of Discovery (Appalachian Trail) by Jan Curran Publisher Comments A newly retired Army officer tests himself and his expectations, hiking from Georgia through Maryland, Mostly solo.... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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