Yesterday's People: Life in Contemporary Appalachia / Edition 1

by Jack E. Weller

Overview

The distinctive way of life of the Southern Appalachian people has often been criticized, romanticized or derided, but rarely has it been understood. Yesterday's People, the fruit of many years' labor in the mountains, reveals the fears, anxieties, and hopes that underlie the mountaineers' way of thinking and acting, and thereby shape their relationships in family and community. First published in 1965, this book has been an indispensable guide for all who seek to study, work or live within the

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813101095
Publisher:	University Press of Kentucky
Publication date:	12/31/1965
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

"Mr. Weller presents, with compassion and humor, one of the most incisive studies that has been made of an American folk community. It contains many quotable passages about social classes in America, and about Appalachia in particular." — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

Mr. Weller presents, with compassion and humor, one of the most incisive studies that has been made of an American folk community. It contains many quotable passages about social classes in America, and about Appalachia in particular.
— Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly