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Hillbilly Highway
- The Transappalachian Migration and the Making of a White Working Class
- De: Max Fraser
- Narrado por: Lyle Blaker
- Duración: 10 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Over the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, as many as eight million whites left the economically depressed southern countryside and migrated to the booming factory towns and cities of the industrial Midwest in search of work. The "hillbilly highway" was one of the largest internal relocations of poor and working people in American history, yet it has largely escaped close study by historians.
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My history - shared
- De Mrs_Adam en 06-14-24
- Hillbilly Highway
- The Transappalachian Migration and the Making of a White Working Class
- De: Max Fraser
- Narrado por: Lyle Blaker
My history - shared
Revisado: 06-14-24
I very much enjoyed this book. It was written about my ancestors, my family, me. I grew up in Muncie, IN in the 1970's. My father and mother were born and raised in Fentress County, TN. They were part of the migration from the poor rural south into the midwest foundries. We spent our time split between Muncie and Jamestown, TN. I lived so much of what the author spoke about and it brought me to tears because it helped me understand more of what my parents faced that I was not fully aware of as a child. My father always hated being called a "hillbilly" and now I understand. I moved away from Muncie in 2008 after my father passed away. I still have extended family members who live there. I moved to Wise and then Lee Counties in VA. My husband is a coal miner near the area of Dante, VA, So much of this book relates to me and my life. I want to share it with others! Thank you for writing it.
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