The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America
de Biggers, Jeff
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- ISBN 10
- 1593760310
- ISBN 13
- 9781593760311
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Counterpoint LLC, 2005. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Sinopsis
Few places in the United States confound and fascinate Americans like Appalachia, yet no other area has been so markedly mischaracterized by the mass media. Stereotypes of hillbillies and rednecks repeatedly appear in representations of the region, but few, if any, of its many heroes, visionaries, or innovators are ever referenced. Make no mistake, they are legion: from Anne Royall, America's first female muckraker, to Sequoyah, a Cherokee mountaineer who invented the first syllabary in modern times, and international divas Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, as well as writers Cormac McCarthy, Edward Abbey, and Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck, Appalachia has contributed mightily to American culture — and politics. Not only did eastern Tennessee boast the country's first antislavery newspaper, Appalachians also established the first District of Washington as a bold counterpoint to British rule. With humor, intelligence, and clarity, Jeff Biggers reminds us how Appalachians have defined and shaped the United States we know today.
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- Título
- The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America
- Autor
- Biggers, Jeff
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1593760310
- ISBN 13
- 9781593760311
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- Counterpoint LLC
- Lugar de publicación
- Washington, D.c., U.s.a.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2005
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