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Families, communities, and the nation itself were irretrievably altered by the Civil War and the subsequent societal transformations of the nineteenth century.
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A History of Appalachia
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Authors: Richard B. Drake
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-09-01 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care,
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Reconstruction's Ragged Edge
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In this illuminating study, Steven E. Nash chronicles the history of Reconstruction as it unfolded in the mountains of western North Carolina. Nash presents a c