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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960168203321

Titolo

High mountains rising : Appalachia in time and place / / edited by Richard A. Straw and H. Tyler Blethen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2004

ISBN

1-283-58350-X

9786613895950

0-252-09260-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StrawRichard Alan

BlethenTyler

Disciplina

975/.68

Soggetti

Mountain life - Appalachian Region

Appalachian Region History

Appalachian Region Civilization

Appalachian Region Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Native Americans / C. Clifford Boyd Jr. -- Pioneer settlement / H. Tyler Blethen -- Slavery and African Americans in the nineteenth century / John C. Inscoe -- The Civil War and Reconstruction / Gordon B. McKinney -- Industrialization / Ronald L. Lewis -- The Great Depression /  Paul Salstrom -- Migration / Philip J. Obermiller -- Stereotypes / David C. Hsiung -- Music /  Bill C. Malone -- Folklife / Michael Ann Williams -- Language / Michael Montgomery -- Literature / Ted Olson -- Religion / Deborah Vansau McCauley -- Modernization, 1940-2000 / Ronald D. Eller.

Sommario/riassunto

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.