A space on the side of the road : cultural poetics in an "other" America /

A space on the side of the road : cultural poetics in an "other" America /

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"A Space on the Side of the Road vividly evokes an 'other' America that survives precariously among the ruins of the West Virginia coal camps and 'hollers' ... [It] uses both language and photographs to help readers encounter a fragmented and betrayed community, one 'oc...

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Main Author:	Stewart, Kathleen, 1953-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©1996.
Subjects:	Coal miners > West Virginia. Ethnology > West Virginia. Folklore > West Virginia. West Virginia > Rural conditions. West Virginia > Social life and customs.
Online Access:	CONNECT CONNECT

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