What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte

What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte

In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America's forgotten tribe of white working class voters. Journalists flocked to the region to extract sympathetic profiles of families devastated by poverty, abandoned by establishment politics, and eager to consume cheap campaign promises. What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia is a frank assessment of America's recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. The book analyzes trends in contemporary writing on Appalachia, presents a brief history of Appalachia with an eye toward unpacking Appalachian stereotypes, and provides examples of writing, art, and policy created by Appalachians as opposed to for Appalachians. The book offers a must-needed insider's perspective on the region.

Elizabeth Catte is an East Tennessee-based writer and historian. She is the co-owner of Passel, a historical consulting and development firm, and has a PhD in public history from Middle Tennessee State University.

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ISBN 13	9780998904146
ISBN 10	0998904147
Title	What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia
Author	Elizabeth Catte
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Belt Publishing
Year published	2018-02-06
Number of pages	146
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