The Southern Highlander And His Homeland

In 1908 John C. Campbell was commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation toconduct a survey of conditions in Appalachia and the aid work being done inthese area... » 

In 1908 John C. Campbell was commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation toconduct a survey of conditions in Appalachia and the aid work being done inthese areas to create the central repository of data concerning conditions inthe mountains to which workers in the field might turn. Originally publishedin 1921 The Southern Highlander and His Homeland details Campbellsexperiences and findings during his travels in the region observing uniqueaspects of mountain communities such as their religion family life and formsof entertainment. Campbells landmark work paved the way for folk schoolsagricultural cooperatives handicraft guilds the frontier nursing servicebetter roads and a sense of pride in mountain life the very roots ofAppalachian preservation. «