Reconstructing Appalachia: The Civil War's Aftermath

by Anne Marshall and Andrew L. Slap

Book Overview

Families, communities, and the nation itself were irretrievably altered by the Civil War and the subsequent societal transformations of the nineteenth century. The repercussions of the war incited a broad range of unique problems in Appalachia, including political dynamics, racial prejudices, and the regional economy. Andrew L. Slap's anthology Reconstructing Appalachia reveals life in Appalachia after the ravages of the Civil War, an unexplored area...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081314535X
• ISBN13: 9780813145358
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary