Uneven Ground: Appalachia since 1945

Appalachia has played a complex and often contradictory role in the unfolding of American history. Created by urban journalists in the years following the Civil War, the idea of Appalachia provided a counterpoint to emerging definitions of progress. Early-twentieth-century critics of modernity saw the region as a remnant of frontier life, a reflection of simpler times that should be preserved and protected. However, supporters of development and of the growth of material production, consumption,

Author: Ronald D. Eller
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/01/2013
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780813142463
Language: English