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Richard B. Drake
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For more than 20 years historians have expressed the critical need for a single-volume history of Appalachia in Virginia. Responding to this demand, the author of this text has woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole.
The book is published by University Press of Kentucky.
Named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2002.
©2001 The University Press of Kentucky (P)2020 Redwood AudiobooksLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8
The Foxfire Magazine, a literary journal first published in 1967 in Rabun Gap, Georgia, was founded on the belief that stories and meaning could be found in Appalachian spaces, not only in classics such as Shakespeare. Filled with poetry and prose from local students and authors, the magazine also featured interviews with relatives and neighbors. These oral histories conducted by students from the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School quickly became the star of the magazine. Now, pulled from the vast Foxfire archive, come twenty-one oral histories from southern Appalachian women.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great stories. Needs better narration
- De Piscespeace31 en 01-02-25
De: Kami Ahrens
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Uneven Ground
- Appalachia Since 1945
- De: Ronald D Eller Ph.D.
- Narrado por: Neil Holmes
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
Appalachia has played a complex and often contradictory role in the unfolding of American history. Created by urban journalists in the years following the Civil War, the idea of Appalachia provided a counterpoint to emerging definitions of progress. Early 20th-century critics of modernity saw the region as a remnant of frontier life, a reflection of simpler times that should be preserved and protected.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Solid Silver Medal
- De Marc L en 04-02-19
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Hill Women
- Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains
- De: Cassie Chambers
- Narrado por: Cassie Chambers
- Duración: 7 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 673
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 670
After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees, an Appalachian lawyer pays tribute to the strong "hill women" who raised and inspired her, and whose values have the potential to rejuvenate a struggling region - an uplifting and eye-opening memoir for fans of Hillbilly Elegy and Educated.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too Political
- De Mary V en 04-17-20
De: Cassie Chambers
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Appalachian Song
- De: Michelle Shocklee
- Narrado por: Caroline Hewitt
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 321
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 294
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 294
Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she’s tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943. As Bertie and her four sisters tenderly nurture Songbird back to health, the bond between the childless midwife and the motherless teen grows strong. But soon Songbird is forced to make a heartbreaking decision that will tear this little family apart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You Just Have to Read This Story!
- De Phyllis R en 11-14-23