LEADER 03605nam 2200649 450 001 9910460326603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-8439-8 010 $a0-8131-4935-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000333807 035 $a(EBL)1914919 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001561081 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16199856 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001561081 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14829654 035 $a(PQKB)10601431 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1914919 035 $a(OCoLC)654429130 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43697 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1914919 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11011730 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL690657 035 $a(OCoLC)900344291 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000333807 100 $a20150227h19941994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAbsentee landowning and exploitation in West Virginia, 1760-1920 /$fBarbara Rasmussen 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d1994. 210 4$dİ1994 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-59375-2 311 $a0-8131-1880-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Imperial Politics: Early Speculators and the Leather Stocking Assault upon Virginia's Transmontane; 2 Settler Politics: Jostling for Place and Power in the Brand-New West; 3 Backcountry Politics: Planter Economics and Frustrations in the West; 4 Robber Baron Politics: Tax Breaks for Industry and Legislated Defeat for Western Residents; 5 Pufferbilly Politics: Coal Dust, Sawdust, and Cinders on the Farmland; 6 Farmer Politics: Life and Work with and without Coal, with and without Absentees 327 $a7 Champagne Politics: Scrambling for Every Tree, Crushing Every Foe8 Reform Politics: Tariff Woes and West Virginia's Backwoods Campaign; 9 Pulp and Paper Politics: Swashbuckling through the Forest and Poaching the Game; 10 Federal Politics: Conservation, Reforestation, and Economic Gridlock; 11 Ptolemaic Politics: Copernican Thinking and Changing the Political Paradigms; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y 330 $aAbsentee landowning has long been tied to economic distress in Appalachia. In this important revisionist study, Barbara Rasmussen examines the nature of landownership in five counties of West Virginia and its effects upon the counties' economic and social development.Rasmussen untangles a web of outside domination of the region that commenced before the American Revolution, creating a legacy of hardship that continues to plague Appalachia today. The owners and exploiters of the region have included Lord Fairfax, George Washington, and, most recently, the U.S. Forest Service.The overarching con 606 $aLand use$zWest Virginia$xHistory 606 $aLand tenure$zWest Virginia$xHistory 606 $aAbsentee landlordism$zWest Virginia$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLand use$xHistory. 615 0$aLand tenure$xHistory. 615 0$aAbsentee landlordism$xHistory. 676 $a333.73/09755 700 $aRasmussen$b Barbara$f1947-$01048637 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460326603321 996 $aAbsentee landowning and exploitation in West Virginia, 1760-1920$92477055 997 $aUNINA