Title The United States of Appalachia : how Southern mountaineers brought independence, culture, and enlightenment to America / Jeff Biggers.

Publication Info.	[Emeryville, CA] : Shoemaker & Hoard : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2006]
	©2006

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	F217.A65 B54 2006	Available	---

Description	xv, 238 pages : map ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and index.
Contents	The trail of words -- The first Washington, D.C. -- Down from the mountain -- The emancipators -- All the news that's fit to print -- The great American industrial saga -- We shall overcome.
Summary	Challenges stereotypes to profile Appalachia as a cradle of American independence and artistry, tracing the region's history to show that many of the nation's freedoms and founding moments found their origins there.
Subject	Appalachian Region, Southern -- History.
	Southern Appalachian Region.
	History.
	Appalachian Region, Southern -- Intellectual life.
	Intellectual life.
	Appalachian Region, Southern -- Politics and government.
	Politics and government.
	Appalachians (People) -- History.
	Appalachians (People)
	Appalachians (People) -- Intellectual life.
	Appalachians (People) -- Politics and government.
	États-Unis -- Appalaches -- Histoire.
	Appalaches (États-Unis)
	Appalachen-Gebiet.
ISBN	1593760310
	9781593760311