Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Foreword / Lee Smith -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Jean Ritchie: the preservationist -- Denise Giardina: Mother Jones's great-granddaughter -- Bev May: little acts of greatness -- Carl Shoupe: union made -- Kathy Mattea: a light in the dark -- Judy Bonds: the endangered hillbilly -- Pat Hudson: called to action -- Jack Spadaro: Appalachian patriot -- Nathan Hall: a leader, not a follower -- Anne Shelby and Jessie Lynne Keltner: holy ground -- Larry Bush: the gathering storm -- Appendix A: Text of the petition letter circulated by coal companies against the Stream Saver Bill -- Appendix B: House Bill 164, the Stream Saver Bill, as introduced in February 2008 -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the authors |
Summary |
Something's Rising collects oral histories from a diverse group of individuals from Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Virginia who are fighting mountaintop removal, an ecologically devastating form of coal mining. Taken together, these voices stand as a testament of what it means to be an Appalachian and demonstrate the value of preserving a culture's history and spirit through the stories of its people. The authors have chosen twelve unique voices including Jean Ritchie, the "mother of folk," who doesn't let her eighty-six years slow down her fighting spirit; Judy Bonds, a tough-talking |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Mountaintop removal mining -- Environmental aspects -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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Landscape protection -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Citizen participation
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Environmentalism -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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Celebrities -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Interviews
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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Celebrities
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Ecology
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Environmentalism
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Landscape protection -- Citizen participation
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SUBJECT |
Appalachian Region, Southern -- Environmental conditions
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Subject |
Southern Appalachian Region
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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interviews.
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Interviews
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Interviews.
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Interviews.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Howard, Jason, 1981-
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ISBN |
9780813173412 |
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0813173418 |
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9780813139043 |
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081313904X |
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