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

• Pubblicazione: Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 975/.68
• Soggetto topico: Mountain life - Appalachian Region
• Soggetto geografico: Appalachian Region History; Appalachian Region Civilization; Appalachian Region Social conditions
• Altri autori: StrawRichard Alan BlethenTyler
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: High mountains rising
• ISBN: 1-283-58350-X; 9786613895950; 0-252-09260-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960168203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II