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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."--
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New York : Hill and Wang, 2017.
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After proving that human history at least for the last 700 years or so shows clear evidence that some people always take control and the rest of the people get trodden down, the author concludes that more government intervention is the way to lift these down-trodden back up. It is a surprising
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conclusion, given that the problems of Appalachia, in particular, came about as a result government programs that, at least nominally, were supposed to be good for these very same people. Show Less
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2017
ISBN
080909505X / 9780809095056
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