Books written by John Alexander Williams
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Sinking Columbus: Contested History, Cultural Politics, and Mythmaking During the Quincentenary
"The authors draw upon their personal experiences as both organizers and observers of the celebration to explain how and why, in a few short years, the Columbian myth was transformed from a romantic, Eurocentric tradition into a postmodern, ...
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Appalachia: A History
Faragher, Daniel Boone, 53–54. 8. Perdue, Cherokee Women, 25, 118. 9. Ibid., 25. 10. Jordan and Kaups, American Backwoods Frontier, 218–19. 11. Andrew R. L. Cayton, “Marietta and the Ohio Country,” in Mitchell, Ap- palachian Frontiers, ...
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Appalachia: A History
In this comprehensive history of the Appalachian region, Williams weaves social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history together to present a readable narrative that spans four and a half centuries.
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Conflict and Survival in Contemporary Western European Film: Studies of Cinematic Narrative in Western European Film
See Debra White-Stanley, “'I don't know how she lives with this kitchen the way it is': Military Heroism, Gender and Race in Brothers (2004 and 2009)” in Karen A. Ritzenhoff and Jakub Kazecki, ed., Heroism and Gender in War Movies (New ...
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Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West
Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West
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West Virginia and the Captains of Industry
West Virginia and the Captains of Industry
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West Virginia: A History (States and the Nation)
John Alexander Williams's West Virginia: A History is widely considered one of the finest books ever written about the state.
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West Virginia: A History (States and the Nation)
Traces the history and development of West Virginia and discusses the state and its people today.
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Appalachia: A History
Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history, John Alexander Williams chronicles four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, he explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and...