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The southern highlander & his homeland / John C. Campbell ; with a new foreword by Rupert B. Vance ; & an introduction by Henry D. Shapiro.

Summary:

"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."-Amazon

Record details

  • ISBN: 0813190789
  • ISBN: 9780813190785
  • Physical Description: xxxi, 405 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2003?]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: The southern highlander and his homeland. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1921.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-389) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
More or less personal -- the Southern Highlands and the Southern Highlander defined -- pioneer routes of travel and early settlements -- ancestry -- the present Highland population -- individualism in various aspects -- the rural Highlander at home -- the growth of denominationalism in the Highlands -- living conditions and health -- resources of the mountain country and their development -- education -- avenues for contact and progress -- the new basis of appeal.
Subject:
Appalachians (People) > Social conditions.
Appalachians (People) > Social life and customs.
Mountain life > Appalachian Region, Southern.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social conditions.
Appalachian Region, Southern > Social life and customs.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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