In the American imagination, "Appalachia" designates more than a geographical region. It evokes fiddle tunes, patchwork quilts, split-rail fences, and all the o

John C. Campbell (1867--1919) is widely considered to be a pioneer in the objective study of the complex world of Appalachian mountaineers. Thanks to a grant fr

Scholars of southern Appalachia have largely focused their research on men, particularly white men. While there have been a few important studies of Appalachian

In 1899, a fundraising program for Berea College featured a group of students from the mountains of eastern Kentucky singing traditional songs from their homes.

This award-winning history examines the politics of progress in America through a close look at industrial development in Appalachia since WWII. Appalachia has