Transforming the Appalachian Countryside

Transforming the Appalachian Countryside
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 372
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ISBN-10 : 0807847062
ISBN-13 : 9780807847060
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Book Synopsis Transforming the Appalachian Countryside by : Ronald L. Lewis

Download or read book Transforming the Appalachian Countryside written by Ronald L. Lewis and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1880, ancient-growth forest still covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. Historian Ronald Lewis explores the transformation in these mountain counties precipitated by deforestation that left behind both environmental and human poverty. 32 illustrations.


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