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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1818-1937. This is one of the best-researched books I've found about the time and the area. It's in part a correction of earlier stereotypes of the Appalachian mountaineer. Dunn was the grandson of the last man to leave the cove, so his interest in the subject is personal. He is professor of history and political science at Tennessee Wesleyan College, so he writes as a historian. Dunn weaves the story of generations of the Oliver family throughout the book. John Oliver was a leader in the community, a progressive farmer who helped his neighbors get the most out of their land. He also waged a heroic battle in the courts in his effort to resist the government breaking up his community by declaring eminent domain. He and his neighbors lost that battle, and he was forced off his land where his family had farmed for four generations. I give the book only a four because of its organization. The chapters seem to have been written independently of one another, so there is some overlap and repetition. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Cades CoveThe Life and Death of a Southern Appalachian Community, 1818-1937Durwood DunnWinner of the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award!Drawing on a rich trove of documents never before available to scholars, the author sketches the early pioneers, their daily lives, their beliefs, and their struggles to survive and prosper in this isolated mountain community, now within the confines of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In moving detail this book brings to life an isolated mountain community, its struggle to survive, and the tragedy of its demise.""Professo Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The end result is very sad and disappointing because the National Park Service has its own ideas of what visitors to this extremely popular national park should see and learn, and the presented perception has very little to do with the actual history of this tight-knit Appalachian community and the eminent domain takeover by the NPS. ( )