The Appalachians
Subtitle: America's First and Last Frontier
Contributors: Mari-Lynn Evans (Editor); Robert Santelli (Editor); Holly George-Warren (Editor)
Publisher: Random House
Published: January 6, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781400061860
Subjects: History: American; Social History; History - General History; U.S. Local History - South Atlantic States; United States - General; History; History - U.S.; Pictorial works; Oral history; United States - State & Local - South; History / United States / General; Appalachian Region; Biography; Civilization
First sentence: It is no surprise that a region as rich in natural splendor and resources as Appalachia would, from early on, attract settlers, in particular those who sought not just bounty from the land but also a more meaningful relationship with it.