Appalachian travels
Appalachian travels
About this book
In 1908 and 1909, noted social reformer and ""songcatcher"" Olive Dame Campbell traveled with her husband, John C. Campbell, through the Southern Highlands region of Appalachia to survey the social and economic conditions in mountain communities. Throughout the journey, Olive kept a detailed diary offering a vivid, entertaining, and personal account of the places the couple visited, the people they met, and the mountain cultures they encountered.Although John C. Campbell's book, The Southern Highlander and His Homeland, is cited by nearly every scholar writing about the region...
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Social life and customsDescription and travelDiariesAppalachians (People)TravelEconomic conditionsSocial conditionsMountain lifeHistoryAppalachian regionSouthern states, description and travelSouthern states, social life and customsSouthern states, economic conditionsSouthern states, social conditionsUnited states, economic conditions, 20th centuryUnited states, social conditionsUnited states, social life and customsUnited states, description and travel