Transforming the Appalachian Countryside
Download or Read eBook Transforming the Appalachian Countryside PDF written by Ronald L. Lewis and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ronald L. Lewis |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0807847062 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780807847060 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Transforming the Appalachian Countryside by : Ronald L. Lewis
Book excerpt: In 1880, ancient-growth forest still covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. Historian Ronald Lewis explores the transformation in these mountain counties precipitated by deforestation that left behind both environmental and human poverty. 32 illustrations.
