Description
Tennessee History Book Award Finalist The Upper Cumberland region of Kentucky and Tennessee, often regarded as isolated and out of pace with the rest of the country, has a far richer history and culture than has been documented. The contributors to Rural Life and Culture in the Upper Cumberland discuss an extensive array of subjects, including popular music, movies, architecture, folklore, religion, and literature. Seventeen original essays by prominent scholars such as Lynwood Montell, Charles Wolfe, Allison Ensor, and Jeannette Keith uncover fascinating stories and personalities as they explore topics including wartime hero Alvin C. York, Socialist Party Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Kate Brockford Stockton, and even a thriving nudist colony, the Timberline Lodge.
Author: Michael E. Birdwell
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 11/11/2009
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9780813193311
ISBN10: 0813193311
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | Rural
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
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