The Land of Saddle-bags : A Study of the Mountain People of Appalachia /

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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
Autor principal: Raine, James Watt, 1869-1949
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1997.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Manners and customs.
Appalachians (People) > Social life and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Southern Appalachian Region.
Appalaches (Sud) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social life and customs.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introducing Ourselves; 2 The Spell of the Wilderness; 3 Adventurers for Freedom; 4 Elizabethan Virtues; 5 Mountain Speech and Song; 6 Moonshine and Feuds; 7 The Mountains Go to School; 8 The Religion of a Stalwart People; 9 Health and Happiness; 10 Wealth and Welfare; 11 The Challenge.

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