The Tennessee-Virginia Tri-Cities: Urbanization in Appalachia, 1900-1950

by Tom Lee and Tom Lee

Book Overview

In 1900, the Appalachian region of northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia began to change. The inhabitants were dependent on the resources of the rural land, but the arrival of railroads spawned industrialization. Over the next several decades, families moved down from the mountains into the valley of East Tennessee as workers took jobs in the developing urban centers. Country stores, two-lane roads, and cornfields would eventually give way to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572337079
• ISBN13: 9781572337077
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"