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Persistent Misconceptions: Rehabilitating Jack Weller, Reevaluating Harry Caudill.

The article presents the views of several scholars on the books "Night Comes to the Cumberlands" by Henry Caudill and "Yesterday's People" by Jack Weller and on their influence on public opinions about Appalachia and its people. These scholars are college professor Thomas E. Wagner, history professo...

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Published in:Appalachian Journal Vol. 44; no. 1/2; pp. 96 - 130
Main Authors: Obermiller, Phillip J., Wagner, Thomas E., Tucker, E. Bruce, Fisher, Stephen L.
Format: Article
Published: University of North Carolina Press Fall2016/Winter2017
Subjects:
Night Comes to the Cumberlands (Book)
Yesterday's People (Book)
Caudill, Henry
Weller, Jack E.
Appalachians (People)
Wagner, Thomas E.
Appalachian Region
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article presents the views of several scholars on the books "Night Comes to the Cumberlands" by Henry Caudill and "Yesterday's People" by Jack Weller and on their influence on public opinions about Appalachia and its people. These scholars are college professor Thomas E. Wagner, history professor E. Bruce Tucker, and Appalachian professor emeritus Steve Fisher.