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362 pages ; 23 cm Caudill explores the southern Appalachian Mountains area's history, from its first settlement to the Civil War, and from the rise of coal barons to the economic despair of the 1950s and 1960s "First published by Little, Brown and Company in 1962 ... This edition published in 2017"--Title page verso Part 1. The wilderness seed. Our disinherited forebears -- A harsh new land becomes home sweet home -- Part 2. A land divided. The war -- The wars -- The things that are more excellent -- Part 3. The coming of the coal men. Trees -- Coal -- The frontier a century after -- The alabaster cities -- The big bosses -- Part 4. Boom and bust. The big boom -- Moonshine and mayhem -- The Great Depression -- The union drives -- The legacy of the thirties -- Part 5. The second boom. From bust to boom again -- Part 6. Waste and welfare. Darkening horizons -- The rise of the Welfare state -- Part 7. The Purple Mountain majesties. The rape of the Appalachians -- The scene today -- The politics of decay -- Part 8. The future. The case for a Southern Mountain Authority

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Author

Caudill, Harry M., 1922-1990, author

Publisher

[United States]: [publisher not identified]

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781973378440

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.3 / 5 (842 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14