All That Is Native and Fine: The Politics of Culture in an American Region
- ISBN-10
- 0807841439
- ISBN-13
- 9780807841433
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 340
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-08-01
- Publisher
- UNC Press Books
- Author
- David E. Whisnant
Description
In the American imagination, the word Appalachia designates more than a geographical region. It evokes fiddle tunes, patchwork quilts, split-rail fences, and all the other artifacts that decorate a cherished romantic region of the American mind. Da
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