{"product_id":"uneven-ground-appalachia-since-1945-paperback","title":"Uneven Ground: Appalachia since 1945 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald D. Eller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppalachia has played a complex and often contradictory role in the unfolding of American history. Created by urban journalists in the years following the Civil War, the idea of Appalachia provided a counterpoint to emerging definitions of progress. Early-twentieth-century critics of modernity saw the region as a remnant of frontier life, a reflection of simpler times that should be preserved and protected. However, supporters of development and of the growth of material production, consumption,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald D Eller\u003c\/b\u003e is former director of the Appalachian Center and professor of history at the University of Kentucky. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMiners, Millhands, and Mountaineers: Industrialization of the Appalachian South, 1880--1930\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757785350432,"sku":"9780813142463","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d77ac7cd9c3179b8019a63b1cef990e4.webp?v=1780111730","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/uneven-ground-appalachia-since-1945-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}