{"product_id":"the-appalachians-americas-first-and-last-frontier-9781400061860","title":"The Appalachians: America's First and Last Frontier","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a time when the world has become a global village and America a global nation  there is one place where things are largely as they used to be. Protected by mountains  largely ignored by modern industry and developers  Appalachia is Americas first and last frontier. Encom-passing more than 195 000 square miles in thirteen states  it possesses the least understood and most underappreciated culture in the United States.  A beautifully produced companion volume to the PBS documentary narrated by Naomi Judd  The Appalachians fills the void in information about the region  offering a rich portrait of its history and its legacy in music  literature  and film.  The text includes essays by some of Appalachias most respected scholars and journalists; excerpts from never-before-published diaries and journals; firsthand recollections from native Appalachians including Loretta Lynn  Ricky Skaggs  and Ralph Stanley; indigenous song lyrics and poetry; and oral histories from common folk whose roots run strong and deep. The book also includes more than one hundred illustrations  both archival and newly created. Here is a wondrous book celebrating a unique and invaluable cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279852527669,"sku":"ByrdShop_1400061865","price":29.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781400061860.jpg?v=1780613787","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-appalachians-americas-first-and-last-frontier-9781400061860","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}