The History of Appalachia

Mountains, People, and Power

Ten Thousand Years in America's Most Misunderstood Region


Subject Areas: Appalachian Studies · American History · Regional Studies · Labor History · Environmental History · Cultural Studies

Level: Undergraduate introductory–intermediate

Prerequisites: None required. Basic familiarity with U.S. history assumed at the general level. All necessary national context is provided within the chapters.


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