Black Lexington, Kentucky is hopping in 1948, Cab Calloway even playing at the Lyric. But housing is still tight, especially for "colored." Rudy Johnson takes his young family out to the wilds of near
Perhaps no group has had such a controversial place in the literature of Appalachianstudies as the home missionaries. Accused of cultural and religious imperialism,many scholars fault home missionarie
The building of a tunnel at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, beginning in 1930 has been called the worst industrial disaster in American history: more died there than in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory f
It's 1898 and the "colored" population of Lexington, Kentucky, is trying to cross the boundaries imposed by newly legalized Jim Crow laws while holding onto rights won in the Civil War. We follow the
Convicted murderer Mattie Appleyard has just served forty-seven years in Glory Penitentiary. His release puts him in possession of a check for $25,452.32 - the result of his having salted away his mea
Fiction. Appalachian Literature. Edited by Charles Dodd White and Larry Smith. Sequel to the best selling DEGREES OF ELEVATION (Bottom Dog Press, 2010), this volume features work by Meredith Sue Willi
"Martin Himler (1889-1961) emigrated from Hungary to America in 1907 and found success as a coal-mining entrepreneur, establishing the Himler Coal Company, the small town of Himlerville, Kentucky--alm
Set during post WWI in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina, Sunny strives to find a glimmer of happiness on a poor, dismal farm. She watches intently from the background as her mother
Southern States - Springer Mtn, GA to Glasgow, VAOctober 1, 2014The Appalachian Trail Pocket Map Series is a complete and concise set of topographic maps created withdigitized base maps covering every
A guide to 45 great day hikes and overnight backpacking trips on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia and West Virginia Includes elevation profiles, topographic maps, itineraries, and full descriptions o
41 day hikes and overnight trips in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New YorkComplete with elevation profiles, topographic maps, descriptions of terrain, and notes on landmarks, side trails, an
Central Appalachia is the system of linear ridges, intervening valleys, and deeply dissected plateaus that make up the rugged terrain found in western and southwestern Virginia, eastern and central
The Writing Power series is unlike most other writing textbooks. Rather than focusing on one are of writing, such as fluency, language use, academic writing, or social writing the series includes
The Writing Power series is unlike most other writing textbooks. Rather than focusing on one area of writing, such as fluency, language use, academic writing, or social writing, the series includes
The Writing Power series is unlike most other writing textbooks. Rather than focusing on one area of writing, such as fluency, language use, academic writing, or social writing, the series includes
Tommy Thompson was a banjo player, writer, actor, teacher and thinker. He arrived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the early 1960s smitten by folk and traditional Appalachian music. In 1972, he team
At a time when concepts of racial and ethnic identity increasingly define how we see ourselves and others, the ancestry of Melungeons—a Central Appalachian multi-racial group believed to be of Native
? The mountains of Ashe County, in North Carolina’s northwest corner, support an antediluvian mixed hardwood forest, rooted in nutrient-rich soil and watered by 40 to 60 inches of annual rainfall. F
Mysterious nighttime lights near Brown Mountain in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest have intrigued locals and visitors for more than a century. The result of a three year investigation, this bo
This book describes silent, uncommunicative, or unheard characters, in addition to those with limited or unusual voices outside normal spoken language, in fiction, film, and television shows set in
This volume traces the life of Richard L. Davis (1862-1900), an early mine labor organizer in the mining town of Rendville, Ohio, and one of two African Americans at the founding convention of the
Stern describes fellow banjo-player Diller's life and work in playing music, teaching music, and ministry. He departs from conventional biography in severely editing the material--for example mentioni
Pollitt provides a history on the factors that prevented minority populations in the Appalachian region from receiving quality care during first half of the twentieth century, during the Jim Crow era.
"In this collection of essays, health professionals explore how clinics and communities address the barriers to healthcare that continue to plague this underserved region, and discuss theoretical pers
"In this work the various ways that social, economic, and cultural factors influence the identities and educational aspirations of rural working-class Appalachian learners are explored. The objectives
"This is a portfolio of 87 drawings by the Appalachian pencil artist dating from the early 1970s to the present. The book features information about each drawing taken from interviews with Gayheart an
"The Ravenscroft School, a 19th-century Episcopal boarding school in Asheville, North Carolina, from 1856 to 1901, had three distinct phases. Although the school itself was only in existence for about
"Murder, drugs, prostitution and gangs come together in the history of the Ore Knob Mine. An Appalachian community became the heart of a vicious drug ring ruled by the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle gang.
"Topics covered include the difficulties involved in identifying early mills, the importance of mill site selection, water wheel types, laws regulating mills, the decline of milling and physical remai
US Navy officer Dorsey examines West Virginia's rough-and-tumble past and its affect on modern communities. He follows the history of industrialization in West Virginia from the late 19th and early 2
"To be from Appalachia--to be at home there and to love it passionately--informs the narratives of each of the sixteen storytellers featured in this work. Their stories are rich in the lore of the pas
