"Few regions in the U.S. confound and fascinate Americans like Appalachia; yet no other region has been so misrepresented by the mass media. With humor, intelligence, and clarity, Jeff Biggers shows how a remarkable procession of innovators from the hills of Appalachia helped to…
"Few regions in the United States confound and fascinate Americans like Appalachia; yet no other region has been so misrepresented by the mass media. With humor, intelligence, and clarity, Jeff Biggers shows how a remarkable procession of innovators from the hills of Appalachia …
Challenges stereotypes to profile Appalachia as a cradle of American independence and artistry, tracing the region's history to show that many of the nation's freedoms and founding moments found their origins there.
The Poem of a Life is the first critical biography of Louis Zukofsky, a fascinating and crucially important American modernist poet. It details the curve of his career, from the early Waste Land-parody?Poem beginning 'The'" (1926) to the dense and tantalizing beauties of his las…