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 "challenges the anachronistic sentimentalism of Kephart and his literary successors by examining the pattern of economic and social diversity of the region and thus demonstrating the greater similarities than differences between the Smoky Mountain Region and the rest of the South." - Great Smoky Mountains: Colloquy Great Smoky Mountains Colloquy

 "The book will be very useful to historians interested in the economic development of the Appalachian region." - H-Net Reviews H-Net Reviews

 "Will be very useful to historians interested in the economic development of the Appalachian region." - EH.Net Reviews EH. Net Reviews

 "a concise and provocative economic history of Southwestern North Carolina." "a well-documented account of exploitation, inept governmental management and Machiavellian politics." - Smoky Mountain News Smoky Mountain News

 "a vital resource to anyone studying the complex issues that have shaped the mountain economics of southwestern North Carolina." - North Carolina Historical Review North Carolina Historical Review


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