Appalachian Travels [electronic resource] : The Diary of Olive Dame Campbell /
Campbell, Olive D.(Olive Dame),1882-1954.
Williams, Elizabeth McCutchen.
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
c2012.
In 1908 and 1909, noted social reformer and ""songcatcher"" Olive Dame Campbell traveled with her husband, John C. Campbell, through the Southern Highlands region of Appalachia to survey the social and economic conditions in mountain communities. Throughout the journey, Olive kept a detailed diary offering a vivid, entertaining, and personal account of the places the couple visited, the people they met, and the mountain cultures they encountered.Although John C. Campbell's book, The Southern Highlander and His Homeland, is cited by nearly every scholar writing about the region, littl
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In 1908 and 1909, noted social reformer and ""songcatcher"" Olive Dame Campbell traveled with her husband, John C. Campbell, through the Southern Highlands region of Appalachia to survey the social and economic conditions in mountain communities. Throughout the journey, Olive kept a detailed diary offering a vivid, entertaining, and personal account of the places the couple visited, the people they met, and the mountain cultures they encountered.Although John C. Campbell's book, The Southern Highlander and His Homeland, is cited by nearly every scholar writing about the region, littl
Includes bibliographical references and index.
October 1908 : Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia -- November 1908 : Tennessee and Kentucky -- December 1908 : Kentucky -- January 1909 : Kentucky and Tennessee -- February 1909 : Tennessee -- March 1909 : North Carolina -- Appendix: Publications by Olive Dame Campbell -- Glossary.
Description based on print version record.
Campbell, Olive D. (Olive Dame), 1882-1954
Campbell, Olive D. (Olive Dame), 1882-1954
Mountain life
Appalachians (People)