Williamson, J(erry) W(ayne)
WILLIAMSON, J(erry) W(ayne)
WILLIAMSON, J(erry) W(ayne). American, b. 1944. Genres: Local history/Rural topics, Film. Career: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, assistant professor to professor, 1970-. Publications: Myth of the Conqueror: Prince Henry Stuart, 1978; Southern Mountaineers in Silent Films, 1994; Hillbillyland: What the Movies Did to the Mountains, and What the Mountains Did to the Movies, 1995. EDITOR/CO-EDITOR: A Guide to Appalachian Studies, 1977; An Appalachian Symposium, 1978; Interviewing Appalachia, 1994. Address: Belk Library, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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