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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Main Author: Rasmussen, Barbara, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1994.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Land use.
Land tenure.
Absentee landlordism.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Absenteisme (Économie rurale) > Virginie-Occidentale > Histoire.
Utilisation du sol > Virginie-Occidentale > Histoire.
Absentee landlordism > West Virginia > History.
Land tenure > West Virginia > History.
Land use > West Virginia > History.
West Virginia.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:9780813149356

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