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"This updated edition of the 1979 original covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from damming in the 1970s. The grassroots movement emphasized the river's cultural and historical value rather than narrow environmental issues and became one of the great victories of the conservationist movement"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
©2003
Physical Desc
vii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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"Mills Higgins Flack, a leader of the Farmers' Alliance and the county's first Populist in the state House, was allegedly murdered on August 28, 1900, by Avery Mills, an African American. This book documents the murder and the lynching of Avery Mills. The author (Flack's great-great-grandson) considers the phenomenon of racial lynching, the Populist movement in the county, the white supremacy movement of the state's Democratic party, and the county's...
9) The thistle and the brier: historical links and cultural parallels between Scotland and Appalachia
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Publisher
McFarland
Pub. Date
[2003]
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viii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
©2006
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xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"This book contains personal memoirs gathered by interviews and submissions from the residents of western Watauga County, North Carolina. Concentrating primarily on the decades of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, these stories focus on the elements of everyday life in a mountain community. The book includes a special section on the war experiences of Watauga County residents"--Provided by publisher.
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McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
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x, 281 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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"Asheville, North Carolina, grew from humble beginnings as a hamlet for local livestock handlers to become one of the most culturally and artistically diverse cities in the South. This book has all the fascinating history of Asheville, complete with a rich array of photographs. Multiple appendices reveal details concerning many lesser-known aspects of Asheville's unique history"--Provided by publisher.
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McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
©2007
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xiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"This volume relates author's one-of-a-kind back packing trip along 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway, most visited National Park Service unit. Also covers twelve years spent working as a Blue Ridge Parkway park ranger. Anecdotal history and accounts from some of the parkway's earliest rangers complete this tale of one of our country's national treasures"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
McFarland
Pub. Date
[2008]
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x, 250 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
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English
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"This book tells the story of Mary Breckinridge's unparalleled dedication to midwifery and provides a historical overview of the first 40 years of the Frontier Nursing Service. The story focuses on how a successful organization was built out of commitment and compassion against all odds"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
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xiv, 221 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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English
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"This study identifies reasons behind Owsley County's ongoing struggle with poverty, including the county's lack of natural resources, poor transportation system, and centralized socio-political power structure. Owsley County's economic hardships are representative of a number of similarly-stricken Appalachian counties and towns. Tables and appendices provide demographic, legislative, and agricultural data between 1844 and 1975"--Provided by publisher....
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Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
©2008
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xiv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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"The poems in this anthology hold true to mountain culture's strong story telling tradition, relating both the toil and the serenity of life lived on hill farms, in coal mining camps, and in small rural towns"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
McFarland
Pub. Date
©2009
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vii, 204 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
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English
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"From the early 1900s to the 1950s, baseball games between mine workers were a small-town phenomenon, each team attracting intensely loyal fans. Based on interviews with surviving players, families of deceased players, and contemporary sources, this history covers not only teams and leagues but their function within the mining communities of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
McFarland
Pub. Date
[2009]
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ix, 222 pages ; 26 cm.
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English
Description
"This bibliography of books, articles, monographs, and dissertations features more than 4,700 entries, divided into twenty-four subject areas such as activism and protest; Appalachian studies; arts and crafts; community culture and folklife; education; environment; ethnicity, race and identity; health and medicine; media and stereotypes; recreation and tourism; religion; and women and gender. Two indexes conclude the bibliography"--Provided by publisher....
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Publisher
McFarland
Pub. Date
[2009]
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viii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"This work collects transcribed versions of virtually all the interviews and oral histories ever conducted with James Still, along with numerous memoirs in which leading voices in the Appalachian studies movement memorably express their appreciation for Still and his literary legacy"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
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xiv, 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
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"This book provides an archaeological and historical study of six millstone quarries in Powell County, Kentucky. The quarries located there are uniquely well-preserved and documented. This book combines a study of the archaeological remains found at the quarries with a discussion of the archival records discovered"--Provided by publisher.
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