Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation and Social Change in West Virginia, 1880-1920

by RonaldL.Lewis (Author)

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  1998

  $48.32

  In 1880, forest covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. This work explores the transformation in the mountain counties precipitated by deforestation. West Virginia provides a site for studying the broader social impact of deforestation.