Storm in the Mountains: A Case Study of Censorship, Conflict, and Consciousness

by James Moffett

Book Overview

In 1974 one of the most important and tumultuous textbook conflicts in the history of the United States occurred in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

James Moffett had developed for Houghton Mifflin a highly regarded program with a rich array of subjects and ideas, media and methods, points of view, and cultures that the people of Appalachia feared would undermine the values they had taught their children.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080931584X
• ISBN13: 9780809315840
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"