Stoll, Steven,

Ramp Hollow : the ordeal of Appalachia / Steven Stoll. - First edition. - xviii, 410 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-385) and index.

Contemporary ancestors : from Daniel Boone to Hill-Billy -- Provision grounds : on capitalism and the Atlantic peasantry -- The Rye Rebellion : why Alexander Hamilton invaded the mountains -- Mountaineers are always free : on losing land and livelihood -- Interlude : Agrarian twilight: the art of dispossession -- The captured garden : subsistence under industrial capitalism -- Negotiated settlements : the fate of the commons and the commoners.

9780809095056 (hardcover)

2017017082


Land tenure--History.--Appalachian Region
Mountain people--History.--Appalachian Region
Farmers--History.--Appalachian Region


Appalachian Region--History.
Appalachian Region--Economic conditions.
Appalachian Region--Social conditions.

HD210.A66 / S76 2017

333.3/174