Appalachia north : a memoir
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Hughes Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
917.404 Ferrence
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917.404 Ferrence
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Book
Physical Desc
xxi, 274 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
UPC
40028823310
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-274).
Description
"Appalachia North is the first book-length treatment of the cultural position of northern Appalachia--the portion of the official Appalachian Regional Commission zone that lies above the Mason-Dixon line. For Matthew Ferrence this region fits into a tight space of not-quite: not quite "regular" America and not-quite Appalachia. Ferrence's sense of geographic ambiguity is compounded when he learns that his birthplace in western Pennsylvania is technically not a mountain but, instead, a dissected plateau shaped by the slow, deep cuts of erosion. That discovery is followed by the diagnosis of a brain tumor, setting Ferrence on a journey that is part memoir, part exploration of geology and place. Appalachia North is an investigation of how the labels of Appalachia have been drawn and written, and also a reckoning with how a body always in recovery can, like a region viewed always as a site of extraction, find new territories of growth"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ferrence, M. J. (2019). Appalachia north: a memoir (First edition.). West Virginia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ferrence, Matthew J. 2019. Appalachia North: A Memoir. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ferrence, Matthew J. Appalachia North: A Memoir Morgantown: West Virginia University Press, 2019.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Ferrence, M. J. (2019). Appalachia north: a memoir. First edn. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ferrence, Matthew J. Appalachia North: A Memoir First edition., West Virginia University Press, 2019.
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