This book uses the history of Breathitt County, Kentucky, to examine political violence in the United States and its interpretation in media and memory. Violenc

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The distinctive way of life of the Southern Appalachian people has often been criticized, romanticized or derided, but rarely has it been understood. Yesterday'

Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care,