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The Anguish of Displacement

- The Politics of Literacy in the Letters of Mountain Families in Shenandoah National Park

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Following Congress's approval of the creation of Shenandoah National Park in 1926, displaced Virginia mountain families wrote to US government officials requesting various services, property, and harvested crops. The collection of 300 handwritten letters that resulted from this relocation reveals a complex dynamic between the people and the government.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813936727
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 232
  • Udgivet:
  • 23. Februar 2015
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 10. April 2024

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Following Congress's approval of the creation of Shenandoah National Park in 1926, displaced Virginia mountain families wrote to US government officials requesting various services, property, and harvested crops. The collection of 300 handwritten letters that resulted from this relocation reveals a complex dynamic between the people and the government.

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