Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation, and Social Change in West Virginia, 1880-1920

by Ronald L. Lewis

Book Overview

In 1880, ancient-growth forest still covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. Ronald Lewis explores the transformation in these mountain counties precipitated by deforestation. As the only state that lies entirely within the Appalachian region, West
Virginia provides an ideal site for studying the broader social impact of deforestation in Appalachia, the South, and the eastern United States.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807847062
• ISBN13: 9780807847060
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"