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Author: Staffordshire Parish Registers Society
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Published: 1902
Total Pages: 408
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Author: Staffordshire Parish Registers Society
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Published: 1902
Total Pages: 408
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard B. Drake
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2003-09-01
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 0813137934
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichard 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.
Author: John Fetherston
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Published: 1859
Total Pages: 836
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 404
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Eleanor Francis (Davis) Crosby (Mrs W.
Publisher: Andesite Press
Published: 2017-08-24
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781376208597
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Evelyn Philip Shirley
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Published: 1866
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Walter Besant
Publisher: London : A. & C. Black
Published: 1912
Total Pages: 438
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bill Sherk
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2004-09
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1550025252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf you ever use words and find yourself wondering where they came from, who wrote them first, and why they became necessary, then you will savour 500 Years of New Words, a new volume that takes you on an exciting journey through the English language from the days before Shakespeare to the first decade of the twenty-first century. The entries are arranged not alphabetically but in chronological order based on the earliest known year that each word was printed or written down.
Author: Geoffrey G. Hiller
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2019-02-25
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9783030056087
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an anthology of extracts of literary writing (in prose, verse and drama) about London and its diverse inhabitants, taken from the accession of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558 to the outbreak of the Great War in 1914. The 143 extracts, divided into four periods (1558-1659, 1660-1780, 1781-1870 and 1871-1914), range from about 250 words to 2,500. Each of the four periods has an introduction that deals with relevant social, geographical and historical developments, and each extract is introduced with a contextualizing headnote and furnished with explanatory footnotes. In addition, the general introduction to the anthology addresses some of the literary questions that arise in writing about London, and the book ends with many suggestions for further reading. It should appeal not only to the general reader interested in London and its representation, but also to students of literature in courses about ‘reading the city’.
Author: KATE HAMILTON. OSBORNE
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033166642
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