Over three million people chased the American dream to the Appalachian mountains between the 1940s and 1970s, in search of a better life. Struggling with questions of identity, rootlessness, and cultural negation these people were given the name of "urban Appalachians". Published in 1987, this book addresses some of the pressing questions regarding urban Appalachians and their story of migration.
Over three million people chased the American dream to the Appalachian mountains between the 1940s and 1970s, in search of a better life. Struggling w...
