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Book SynopsisContemporaries were shocked when author Mary Noailles Murfree revealed she was a woman, but modern readers may be more surprised by her cogent discussion of community responses to unwanted development.
Trade Review“In examining the ‘tangled roots’ of ecological feminism, the author brings together a wealth of primary materials—archival documents such as journals, photographs, letters, and diaries and marginalized published work.… [T]he archival work is superb, and the modeling of feminist methodology is admirable.… Summing up: Highly recommended.” * Choice *
Only a superficial observer could fail to understand that the mountain people really love the wilderness—love it for its beauty, for its freedom. * The Spirit of the Mountains *
“Engelhardt’s book is readable, engaging, provocative...a notable contribution to the cultural history of Appalachia.”
