Appalachia north : a memoir
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Williamson Public Library - Adult Biography
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xxi, 274 pages : maps ; 21 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-274).
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"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.

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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.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ferrence, Matthew J.. Appalachia North: A Memoir First edition., West Virginia University Press, 2019.

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