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1 online resource (xi, 369 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
Minerals, moonshine, and misanthropes / Joseph C. Douglas -- Sheltering the people / W. Calvin Dickinson -- Saints, sinners, and dinners on the grounds / Larry Whiteaker -- Ashes to ashes / Richard C. Finch -- "Fevers ran high" / James B. Jones Jr. -- Slavery, freedom, and citizenship / Wali R. Kharif -- "That's not the way I heard it" / William Lynwood Montell -- "Now, there's a story" / Allison Ensor -- Gobble like a turkey / Michael E. Birdwell -- Good times / Jeanette Keith -- A brave New Deal world / Stuart Patterson -- Radical hillbillies / W. Calvin Dickinson -- Somewhere in Tennessee / G. Frank Burns, Kelly Sergio, and Rex Bennett -- Made on the mountain / W. Calvin Dickinson and Michael E. Birdwell -- "Old Cumberland land" / Charles K. Wolfe -- Lights, camera, action! / Michael E. Birdwell -- "Bring your own towel" / Allison Barrell |
| Summary |
Tennessee History Book Award Finalist The Upper Cumberland region of Kentucky and Tennessee, often regarded as isolated and out of pace with the rest of the country, has a far richer history and culture than has been documented. The contributors to Rural Life and Culture in the Upper Cumberland discuss an extensive array of subjects, including popular music, movies, architecture, folklore, religion, and literature. Seventeen original essays by prominent scholars such as Lynwood Montell, Charles Wolfe, Allison Ensor, and Jeannette Keith uncover fascinating stories and personalities as they expl |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Country life -- Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.)
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Rural.
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Civilization
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Country life
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Manners and customs
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Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.) -- Civilization
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Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.) -- History
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Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.) -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
United States -- Cumberland River Valley
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Birdwell, Michael E., 1957-
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Dickinson, W. Calvin
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| LC no. |
2004005776 |
| ISBN |
081317189X |
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9780813171890 |
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1283232936 |
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9781283232937 |
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9786613232939 |
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6613232939 |
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