The Bibliography of Appalachia

<p> The Appalachian Mountains are home to many myths and stereotypes but they are also the focus of intense academic interest. This bibliography of books articles monographs and dissertations features more than 4700 entries divided into twenty-four subject areas such as activism and protest; Appalachian Studies; arts and crafts; community culture and folklife; education; environment; ethnicity race and identity; health and medicine; media and stereotypes; recreation and tourism; religion; and women and gender. The region is defined as including all or portions of New York Pennsylvania Ohio Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Virginia North Carolina Tennessee South Carolina Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. Two indexes--one of authors compilers editors and interviewers the other of subjects--conclude the bibliography.</p>