Read
These are a few of the books that have helped me to understand the region's history and culture (from the point of view of academic observers):
Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. 2008. An excellent, readable history from University of Kentucky's Ronald D. Eller.
Miners, Millhands, and Mountaineers: Industrialization of the Appalachian South, 1880-1930. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. 1982. Eller's earlier work, on an earlier time period.
Appalachia in the Making: The Mountain South in the Nineteenth Century. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 2000. An edited volume compiled by Appalachian studies scholars Mary Beth Pudup, Dwight B. Billings, and Altina L. Waller.
Appalachian Cultural Competency: A guide for Medical, Mental Health, and Social Service Professionals. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. 2005. Editor Susan E. Keefe's useful collection of essays is intended for the outsider seeking practical advice about potentially unfamiliar culture traits.
These are a few of the books that have helped me to understand the region's history and culture (from the point of view of academic observers):
Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. 2008. An excellent, readable history from University of Kentucky's Ronald D. Eller.
Miners, Millhands, and Mountaineers: Industrialization of the Appalachian South, 1880-1930. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. 1982. Eller's earlier work, on an earlier time period.
Appalachia in the Making: The Mountain South in the Nineteenth Century. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 2000. An edited volume compiled by Appalachian studies scholars Mary Beth Pudup, Dwight B. Billings, and Altina L. Waller.
Appalachian Cultural Competency: A guide for Medical, Mental Health, and Social Service Professionals. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. 2005. Editor Susan E. Keefe's useful collection of essays is intended for the outsider seeking practical advice about potentially unfamiliar culture traits.
Images of central Appalachia
Produce, mini donkey, & eggs courtesy of my friends at Good for Your Heart Farms!
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![]() Me holding a crawdad. Image courtesy of my friend Misty Hamilton, owner of Loolyholler Farm. |
A few photos from July 2019.
There's nothing like being there, but if you can't go:
Listen
My friend introduced me to this beautiful song, Cigarette Trees, by Kentucky duo The Local Honeys. She thinks of this song as capturing something about the way of life where she lives. |
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