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PublisherUniversity Press of Kentucky

ISBN-100813190789

ISBN-139780813190785

eBay Product ID (ePID)30209177

Product Key Features

Number of Pages504 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSouthern Highlander and His Homeland

SubjectUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, Regional Studies, Sociology / Rural

Publication Year2004

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

AuthorJohn C. Campbell

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-266331

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"More than 90 years after its initial publication... it is distressing to discover just how many of Campbell's observations still ring true.-- Lexington Herald-Leader" -- Lexington Herald-Leader, "Campbell's landmark work paved the way for folk schools, agricultural cooperatives, handicraft guilds, the frontier nursing service, better roads, and a sense of pride in mountain life -- the very roots of Appalachian preservation." -- Pointsville Herald, ""An Appalachian studies classic.... It's republication gives us the opportunity to reengage with this classic, in the context of 1921 and in that of our changed Appalachia." -- Journal of Appalachian Studies" --, More than 90 years after its initial publication... it is distressing to discover just how many of Campbell's observations still ring true., An Appalachian studies classic.... It's republication gives us the opportunity to reengage with this classic, in the context of 1921 and in that of our changed Appalachia., "Campbell's landmark work paved the way for folk schools, agricultural cooperatives, handicraft guilds, the frontier nursing service, better roads, and a sense of pride in mountain life - the very roots of Appalachian preservation. More than 90 years after its initial publication... it is distressing to discover just how many of Campbell's observations still ring true. -- Lexington Herald-Leader" -- Pointsville Herald, "One of the most enduring works of folklore of the Appalachian region.-- Western Folklore" -- Western Folklore, Campbell's landmark work paved the way for folk schools, agricultural cooperatives, handicraft guilds, the frontier nursing service, better roads, and a sense of pride in mountain life--the very roots of Appalachian preservation., "More than 90 years after its initial publication... it is distressing to discover just how many of Campbell's observations still ring true." -- Lexington Herald-Leader, "An Appalachian studies classic.... It's republication gives us the opportunity to reengage with this classic, in the context of 1921 and in that of our changed Appalachia." -- Journal of Appalachian Studies

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal309.173

SynopsisIn 1908 John C. Campbell was commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation to conduct a survey of conditions in Appalachia and the aid work being done in these areas to create "the central repository of data concerning conditions in the mountains to which workers in the field might turn." Originally published in 1921, The Southern Highlander and His Homeland details Campbell's experiences and findings during his travels in the region, observing unique aspects of mountain communities such as their religion, family life, and forms of entertainment. Campbell's landmark work paved the way for folk schools, agricultural cooperatives, handicraft guilds, the frontier nursing service, better roads, and a sense of pride in mountain life--the very roots of Appalachian preservation., There are some people you can't imagine life without. What, at the end of it all, is really important? Liv and her friends can't imagine a life different from now: freedom, lifelong friendships, and dreams that are still within their reach. Then, Liv dies. For those left behind Mia, Fraser, Anna, Norm and Melody everything stops. Their lives and dreams are frozen in time. In the years that follow, they decide to meet on Liv's birthday to raise a toast and celebrate her life, even though none of them are living their own not really. Time marches inexorably on, and yet without Liv, the lynchpin of the group, they are all flailing. Mia and Fraser are quietly falling apart because of the secret they share and, as truths are unearthed and their friendships are tested to the limit, they have to ask themselves is it time to get on with the business of actually living?, In 1908 John C. Campbell was commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation to conduct a survey of conditions in Appalachia and the aid work being done in these areas to create "the central repository of data concerning conditions in the mountains to which workers in the field might turn." Originally published in 1921, The Southern Highlander and His Homeland details Campbell's experiences and findings during his travels in the region, observing unique aspects of mountain communities such as their religion, family life, and forms of entertainment. Campbell's landmark work paved the way for folk schools, agricultural cooperatives, handicraft guilds, the frontier nursing service, better roads, and a sense of pride in mountain life -- the very roots of Appalachian preservation.

LC Classification NumberF210