Uneven Ground: Appalachia since 1945

This award-winning history examines the politics of progress in America through a close look at industrial development in Appalachia since WWII.

Appalachia has played a complex role in the unfolding of American history. Early-twentieth-century critics of modernity saw the region as a remnant of frontier life that should be preserved and protected. However, supporters of material production and technology decried what they saw as a the isolation and backwardness of the region and sought to "...