High Mountains Rising: Appalachia in Time and Place

by Richard A. Straw

Book Overview

This collection is the first comprehensive, cohesive volume to unite Appalachian history with its culture. Richard A. Straw and H. Tyler Blethen's High Mountains Rising provides a clear, systematic, and engaging overview of the Appalachian timeline, its people, and the most significant aspects of life in the region.

The first half of the fourteen essays deal with historical issues including Native Americans, pioneer settlement, slavery,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025207176X
• ISBN13: 9780252071768
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 9.0"