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Images of the Southern Appalachian in America from 1920 to 1940

Images of the Southern Appalachian in America from 1920 to 1940 *l· by Clyde H. Ray During the years between the First and Second World Wars, the American nation knew both the prosperity of the Twenties and the deprivation of the Thirties. It was during this period of the flapper and Hooverville, of the speakeasy and the breadline, that the culture of the nation became increasingly aware of a smaller sub-culture in , its midst that marched to the beat of a different drummer. In the mountains of Southern Appalachia, there lived a minority for whom the national experience of most Americans during the Twenties and Thirties was as far removed from their own particular realities as if they belonged to another century. The national media, scholars, and social scientists--indeed, the greater American public at large--viewed this minority with open curiosity and increasing dismay rather than as the product of their own time and place in the nation. Perhaps we now have the perspective to examine the contrasting views with which the Southern Appalachian was seen by his fellow citizens during the Twenties and Thirties. We can balance the positive and negative images with which he was presented to the average or educated reader of his day. The proposed http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Images of the Southern Appalachian in America from 1920 to 1940

Appalachian Review , Volume 9 (4) – Jan 8, 1981

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*l· by Clyde H. Ray During the years between the First and Second World Wars, the American nation knew both the prosperity of the Twenties and the deprivation of the Thirties. It was during this period of the flapper and Hooverville, of the speakeasy and the breadline, that the culture of the nation became increasingly aware of a smaller sub-culture in , its midst that marched to the beat of a different drummer. In the mountains of Southern Appalachia, there lived a minority for whom the national experience of most Americans during the Twenties and Thirties was as far removed from their own particular realities as if they belonged to another century. The national media, scholars, and social scientists--indeed, the greater American public at large--viewed this minority with open curiosity and increasing dismay rather than as the product of their own time and place in the nation. Perhaps we now have the perspective to examine the contrasting views with which the Southern Appalachian was seen by his fellow citizens during the Twenties and Thirties. We can balance the positive and negative images with which he was presented to the average or educated reader of his day. The proposed

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Appalachian ReviewUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Jan 8, 1981

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