The Road to Poverty: The Making of Wealth and Hardship in Appalachia

Rural Sociology | June 1, 2001| | Copyright

The Road to Poverty: The Making of Wealth and Hardship in Appalachia, by Dwight B. Billings and Kathleen M. Blee. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000. 434 pp. $59.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0-521-65229-4.

The Road To Poverty is a thorough investigation of poverty in Appalachia. The presentation of facts and points is well organized and timely. In addition, the authors provide much historical evidence in support of their claims and observations. Most impressive is their contribution to research on poverty in Appalachia, with their investigation of the history of state development and ...

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