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Appalachian Odyssey

Historical Perspectives on the Great Migration

Appalachian Odyssey( )
Author: Obermiller, Phillip
Wagner, Thomas E.
ISBN:978-0-275-96851-9
Publication Date:Jul 2000
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Imprint:Praeger
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $95.00
Book Description:

One of the greatest internal migrations in American history has been the movement of the people of Appalachia to a variety of rural and urban destinations all over the country --- wherever economic opportunity beckoned, from the industrial Midwest to the timber empires of the Pacific Northwest. This movement (about five million in the 1950s alone) has taken place in several waves throughout the twentieth century, and continues to this day. Appalachian Odyssey provides an...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / Rural
Social Science / Sociology / General
History / United States / State & Local / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.14 x 9.21 x 0.62 Inches
Book Weight:1.23 Pounds



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