| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-273) and index. |
| Summary |
"Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undev. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The contest for Appalachia -- pt. 2. The new nation and the Appalachian backwoods -- pt. 3. Modern Appalachia. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Appalachian Region -- History.
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Appalachian Region. |
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History. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Drake, Richard B., 1925- History of Appalachia. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2001 0813121698 (DLC) 00032059 (OCoLC)43953981 |
| ISBN |
0813171164 (electronic book) |
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9780813171166 (electronic book) |
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9780813137933 (electronic book) |
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0813137934 (electronic book) |
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0813121698 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813121697 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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