The Publishers Weekly

The Publishers Weekly
Title The Publishers Weekly PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 1382
Release 1995
Genre American literature
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Acres and Pains

Acres and Pains
Title Acres and Pains PDF eBook
Author Sidney Joseph Perelman
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1947
Genre American wit and humor
ISBN 9781580800167

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Perelman's hilarious testament to the joys of owning country property, as he transforms from city lazybones to country squire at the family farm, Rising Gorge. Line drawings.

The Cumulative Book Index

The Cumulative Book Index
Title The Cumulative Book Index PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 2230
Release 1996
Genre American literature
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A world list of books in the English language.

American Book Publishing Record

American Book Publishing Record
Title American Book Publishing Record PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 1952
Release 1995
Genre United States
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Alas, Babylon

Alas, Babylon
Title Alas, Babylon PDF eBook
Author Pat Frank
Publisher Harper Collins
Pages 354
Release 2005-07-05
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0060741872

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The classic apocalyptic novel that stunned the world.

The American Jewish Experience

The American Jewish Experience
Title The American Jewish Experience PDF eBook
Author Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Center for the Study of the American Jewish Experience
Publisher Holmes & Meier Publishers
Pages 332
Release 1986
Genre History
ISBN 9780841909342

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A History of Appalachia

A History of Appalachia
Title A History of Appalachia PDF eBook
Author Richard B. Drake
Publisher University Press of Kentucky
Pages 304
Release 2003-09-01
Genre History
ISBN 0813137934

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Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.