What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia

by Elizabeth Catte

Book Overview

In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America's "forgotten tribe" of white working class voters. Journalists flocked to the region to extract sympathetic profiles of families devastated by poverty, abandoned by establishment politics, and eager to consume cheap campaign promises. What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia is a frank assessment of America's recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. The book analyzes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0998904147
• ISBN13: 9780998904146
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Belt Publishing
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.8" x 6.7"