In Search of Appalachia
1st Edition
Published on 10. December 2019
178 pages
978-0-7618-7161-3 (ISBN)
Description
After writing extensively about different cultures, Nancy Brown Diggs chose to focus on one closer to her own, the Appalachian, and was surprised to learn that it is her own-and quite different from the image conveyed by the media. Rich in anecdotes and interviews that bring her research to life, this book offers a study of Appalachians today and explores what they are truly like, and why, concluding that is a culture to be celebrated, not denigrated.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Publishing group
University Press of America
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
7 b/w illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-7161-3 (9780761871613)
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Nancy Brown Diggs is an independent scholar whose long interest in different cultures is reflected by her doctorate in East Asian studies and by the books she has authored.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Backstory: Getting Here, Why They Left, and What They Found
Chapter 2: The Industrial Age: Coal Camps and Exploitation
Chapter 3: Faith of Our Father: Religion Evolves
Chapter 4: Westward , with Music: From Ballads to Bakersfield
Chapter 5: The Twentieth Century: King Coal, Exiles, and the Greatest Generation
Chapter 6: Values: For Better or Worse
Chapter 7: Strangers in a Strange Land: Leaving Home, Speaking Appalachian
Chapter 8: Addiction: The Scourge of Appalachia
Chapter 9: Slaying the Monster
Chapter 10: Looking Ahead: The King is Dead ...
Observations by Jo Carson
References
Index
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Backstory: Getting Here, Why They Left, and What They Found
Chapter 2: The Industrial Age: Coal Camps and Exploitation
Chapter 3: Faith of Our Father: Religion Evolves
Chapter 4: Westward , with Music: From Ballads to Bakersfield
Chapter 5: The Twentieth Century: King Coal, Exiles, and the Greatest Generation
Chapter 6: Values: For Better or Worse
Chapter 7: Strangers in a Strange Land: Leaving Home, Speaking Appalachian
Chapter 8: Addiction: The Scourge of Appalachia
Chapter 9: Slaying the Monster
Chapter 10: Looking Ahead: The King is Dead ...
Observations by Jo Carson
References
Index
About the Author
