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Author:

Stoll, Steven, author.

Title:

Ramp Hollow : the ordeal of Appalachia / Steven Stoll.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Hill and Wang,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xviii, 410 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Land tenure--Appalachian Region--History.
Mountain people--Appalachian Region--History.
Farmers--Appalachian Region--History.
Appalachian Region--History.
Appalachian Region--Economic conditions.
Appalachian Region--Social conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-385) and index.

Contents:

Contemporary ancestors: from Daniel Boone to Hill-Billy -- Provision grounds: on capitalism and the Atlantic peasantry -- The Rye Rebellion: why Alexander Hamilton invaded the mountains -- Mountaineers are always free: on losing land and livelihood -- Interlude: Agrarian twilight: the art of dispossession -- The captured garden: subsistence under industrial capitalism -- Negotiated settlements: the fate of the commons and the commoners.

Summary:

Steven Stoll offers a fresh, provocative account of Appalachia, from the earliest European settlers, through crucial episodes such as the Whiskey Rebellion and the founding of West Virginia, and the arrival of timber and coal companies that set off a devastating "scramble for Appalachia."-- Adapted from book jacket.

ISBN:

080909505X
9780809095056

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1004206289

LCCN:

2017017082

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

CDPC522 -- Solon Public Library (Solon)

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