Celebrates the Appalachian region and its people, looks at Appalachian homes, foods and surroundings, and gives their views of the outside world.
The Voices of Sleeping Birds Cynthia Rylant.
Faragher, Daniel Boone, 53–54. 8. Perdue, Cherokee Women, 25, 118. 9. Ibid., 25. 10. Jordan and Kaups, American Backwoods Frontier, 218–19. 11. Andrew R. L. Cayton, “Marietta and the Ohio Country,” in Mitchell, Ap- palachian Frontiers, ...
In this comprehensive history of the Appalachian region, Williams weaves social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history together to present a readable narrative that spans four and a half centuries.
A poet reflects on his experience with his own mortality and his stunning ability to find transcendence in the most beautifully ordinary landscapes
Appalachia: Social Context, Past and Present
Appalachia: A Separate Place, a Unique People
Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history, John Alexander Williams chronicles four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, he explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and...