num_pages: 405
description: At the time it was written, Night Comes to the Cumberlands framed an urgent appeal to the American Conscience. Today it details Appalachia's difficult past, and at the same time, presents an accurate historical backdrop for a contemporary understanding of the Appalachian region.
language: English
title: Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area
titlecomplete: Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area
genres: American, Politics, Historical, Biography, Southern, Economics, American History, Nonfiction, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 1024
publisher: Jesse Stuart Foundation