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The land of saddle-bags : a study of the mountain people of Appalachia /

This charming account of life in Appalachia at the turn of the century is one of the three most important books from the early twentieth century that, as Dwight Billings writes in his foreword, have ""had a profound and lasting impact on how we think about Appalachia and, indeed, on the fa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Raine, James Watt, 1869-1949
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1997.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This charming account of life in Appalachia at the turn of the century is one of the three most important books from the early twentieth century that, as Dwight Billings writes in his foreword, have ""had a profound and lasting impact on how we think about Appalachia and, indeed, on the fact that we commonly believe that such a place and people can be readily identified."" Originally published in 1924, it was advertised as a ""racy book, full of the thrill of mountain adventure and the delicious humor of vigorously human people."" James Watt Raine, professor of English literature and later hea.
Notas:Originally published: New York : Council of Women for Home Missions and Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, ©1924.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780813148694
0813148693