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Encyclopedia of Appalachia, March 2006
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Encyclopedia of Appalachia, March 2006
Hardcover

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF APPALACHIA
By: Rudy Abramson, Jean Haskell

Where is Appalachia? Do people in Appalachia speak Elizabethan English? Did the term "hillbilly" originate in these mountains? Why has so much American music come from this region?

University of Tennessee Press
March 2006
1800 pages
ISBN: 1572334568
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

The Encyclopedia of Appalachia has been completed by the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University. The Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive work on Appalachia ever produced. With over 2,000 entries, the Encyclopedia serves as a one-stop reference for students, teachers, scholars, and the general public as they seek information about Appalachia's land, people, economics, cultures, and institutions.

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