Upland South Chapter 1 Summary

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1. How do the descriptions in these articles of the Upland South support or refute the picture drawn by your text’s authors?

The Book gives us insight into The Appalachian region of America centered on the “Blue Collar” worker that conducts skilled labor to make a decent wage, and supports his family. He is a spiritual man with deep held beliefs, and an unwavering faith in his country, with facts based around the growth of the region, and emerging industry that is rejuvenating the working class in the Middle South. There is prosperity, and migration focused around new technology, and tourism. The Geography of North America textbook gives us insight with statements like; “The last few decades have witnessed a steady integration of the once-isolated

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