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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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To the Glory of God
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Georgia Bibliography
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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On Fire for Christ
Author: Theron Robert Ledford
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Languages : en
Pages : 68
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A History of Appalachia
Author: Richard B. Drake
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813137934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813137934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.
History of Greene County
Author: Thaddeus Brockett Rice
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Historic Smyrna
Author: Harold Owens Smith
Publisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1935377280
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
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Publisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1935377280
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
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Historic Dekalb County
Author: Vivian Price
Publisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1893619893
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
An illustrated history of DeKalb County, Georgia, paired with histories of the local companies.
Publisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1893619893
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
An illustrated history of DeKalb County, Georgia, paired with histories of the local companies.
On the Presbytery
Author: James Gracey MURPHY
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Category : Church polity
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Church polity
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Historic Fayette County
Author: Carolyn C. Cary
Publisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1935377035
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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Publisher: HPN Books
ISBN: 1935377035
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 97
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History of Eufaula, Alabama
Author: J. A. B. Besson
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Category : Barbour County (Ala.)
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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Category : Barbour County (Ala.)
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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