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Appalachia: A History
John Alexander Williams
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Description for Appalachia: A History
Paperback. Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic and popular history, this is a chronicle of four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, it explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and the images that have shaped perceptions of the region. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 illustrations, 8 tables, 5 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807853689
SKU
V9780807853689
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About John Alexander Williams
Author or coauthor of five previous books, John Alexander Williams is professor of history at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.
Reviews for Appalachia: A History
"An outstanding interpretation of Appalachian history." - Gordon B. McKinney, Berea College