Transforming the Appalachian countryside
Ronald L. Lewis
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Transforming the Appalachian countryside
Published
1998
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pages
348
ISBN-10
0807824054
Description
In 1880, ancient-growth forest still covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. Ronald Lewis explores the transformation in these mountain counties precipitated by deforestation. As the only state that lies entirely within the Appalachian region, West Virginia provides an ideal site for studying the broader social impact of deforestation in Appalachia, the South, and the eastern United States. Eventually, even ardent supporters of industrialization had reason to contemplate the consequences of unregulated exploitation. Once the timber was gone, the mills closed and the railroads pulled up their tracks leaving behind an environmental disaster and a new class of marginalized rural poor to confront the worst depression in American history.
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This edition of Transforming the Appalachian countryside has approximately 348 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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Transforming the Appalachian countryside was written by Ronald L. Lewis.
When was Transforming the Appalachian countryside published?
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