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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-24 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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Language: en
Pages: 305
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-12 - Publisher: Ballantine Books
After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees, an Appalachian lawyer pays tribute to the strong “hill women” who raised and inspired her, and who
Language: en
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Language: en
Pages: 166
Pages: 166
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-28 - Publisher: HarperCollins
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Language: en
Pages: 777
Pages: 777
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-17 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Despite the stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding Appalachia, the region has nurtured and inspired some of the nation's finest writers. Featuring dozens of