Appalachians All: East Tennesseans and the Elusive History of an American Region
- ISBN-10
- 1572337869
- ISBN-13
- 9781572337862
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 348
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-02
- Publisher
- Univ. of Tennessee Press
- Author
- Mark T. Banker
Description
Appalachians All tells a story of East Tennessee through the history of three communities: the urban life of Knoxville, the farming and logging of Cades Cove, and the coal production of the Clearfork Valley. A native son himself, Mark Banker writes a significant regional history by combining a perceptive account of how industrialization shaped these communities with a heartfelt reflection on Appalachian identity. Banker uses elements of his own autobiography to underscore the self-perpetuating debasement of Appalachia. His histories reveal not only a richness in the East Tennessee experience but also a profound interconnectedness. Appalachians All challenges readers to reconsider outdated notions and to reimagine Appalachia through a new lens. Book jacket.
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