{"product_id":"appalachian-odyssey-phillip-j-obermiller-9780275968519","title":"Appalachian Odyssey: Historical Perspectives on the Great Migration","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest internal migrations in American history has been the movement of the people of Appalachia to a variety of rural and urban destinations all over the country --- wherever economic opportunity beckoned, from the industrial Midwest to the timber empires of the Pacific Northwest. This movement (about five million in the 1950s alone) has taken place in several waves throughout the twentieth century, and continues to this day. \u003ci\u003eAppalachian Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the impact of this phenomenon on both the Appalachian region and the country as a whole. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholars from a variety of social science disciplines bring their perspectives to this volume in an examination of the historical, political, social, economic, and cultural impact of a talented group often derided as hillbillies. \u003ci\u003eAppalachian Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e provides a much-needed corrective to this bias, and a deeper understanding of a people who have significantly influenced the American story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip J. Obermiller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275968510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275968519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.42w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 962\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 44","brand":"Phillip J. Obermiller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46052289609983,"sku":"9780275968519","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59ead2fb-2a46-4294-832b-97dc29111b56.jpg?v=1723555893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/appalachian-odyssey-phillip-j-obermiller-9780275968519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}