{"product_id":"fiddles-parlors-camp-meetings-joe-clark-9798249351649","title":"Fiddles, Parlors \u0026 Camp Meetings: Entertainment in Eastern Kentucky in the 18th and 19th Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore radio. Before cinema. Before phonographs.\u003cbr\u003eHow did Eastern Kentucky entertain itself?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFiddles, Parlors \u0026amp; Camp Meetings\u003c\/i\u003e, Joe Clark explores the rich and often overlooked entertainment culture of Eastern Kentucky during the 18th and 19th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom elegant courthouse balls and parlor music among wealthy townsfolk...\u003cbr\u003eTo barn dances, fiddle tunes, storytelling, and shooting matches in rural mountain hollows...\u003cbr\u003eTo the emotional spectacle of camp meetings and the cultural disruption of the Civil War...\u003cbr\u003eTo the arrival of railroads, medicine shows, and vaudeville...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis narrative history reveals a region far more vibrant than stereotypes suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from historical records, newspapers, diaries, and documented scholarship, Clark reconstructs a world where entertainment was communal, participatory, and deeply rooted in identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a story of gathering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers interested in: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppalachian history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican cultural history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolk music traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eKentucky heritage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial class and regional identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the laughter, music, faith, and spectacle that shaped Eastern Kentucky long before modern media arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249351649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Joe Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440725438719,"sku":"9798249351649","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4be61ef-38d8-4271-b48f-6517809b6132.jpg?v=1777184395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fiddles-parlors-camp-meetings-joe-clark-9798249351649","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}