Mountains on the Market: Industry, the Environment, and the South

"This is a landmark not only of Appalachian history but of southern economic and environmental history as well." —John C. Inscoe, author of Race, War, and Remembrance in the Appalachian South

Manufacturing in the Northeast and the Midwest pushed the United States to the forefront of industrialized nations during the early nineteenth century; the South, however, lacked the large cities and broad consumer demand that catalyzed changes in other parts of the country. Nonetheless, in contrast to...