Appalachia first entered the American consciousness as a distinct region in the decades following the Civil War. The place and its people have long been seen as

“At the time it was first published in 1962, it framed such an urgent appeal to the American conscience that it actually prompted the creation of the Appalach

In this collection, contributors reflect on scholarly, artistic, activist, educational, and practical endeavor known as Appalachian Studies. Following an introd

After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees, an Appalachian lawyer pays tribute to the strong “hill women” who raised and inspired her, and who

How the United States underdeveloped Appalachia Appalachia—among the most storied and yet least understood regions in America—has long been associated with