Absentee Landowning and Exploitation in West Virginia, 1760-1920.

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Absentee landowning has long been tied to economic distress in Appalachia. In this important revisionist study, Barbara Rasmussen examines the nature of landownership in five counties of West Virginia and its effects upon the counties' economic and social development. Rasmussen untangles a web...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rasmussen, Barbara, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1994.
Temas:
Land use > West Virginia > History.
Land tenure > West Virginia > History.
Absentee landlordism > West Virginia > History.
Utilisation du sol > Virginie-Occidentale > Histoire.
Absentéisme (Économie rurale) > Virginie-Occidentale > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Absentee landlordism
Land tenure
Land use
West Virginia
Absentee landlordism > West Virginia > History
Land tenure > West Virginia > History
Land use > West Virginia > History
History
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Sumario:Absentee landowning has long been tied to economic distress in Appalachia. In this important revisionist study, Barbara Rasmussen examines the nature of landownership in five counties of West Virginia and its effects upon the counties' economic and social development. Rasmussen untangles a web of outside domination of the region that commenced before the American Revolution, creating a legacy of hardship that continues to plague Appalachia today. The owners and exploiters of the region have included Lord Fairfax, George Washington, and, most recently, the U.S. Forest Service. The overarching con.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (233 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813149356
0813149355
0813184398
9780813184395

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