Rural Studies Books

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Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.76 — 16,551 ratings — published 2018
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.84 — 504,681 ratings — published 2016
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Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.76 — 183 ratings — published 2009
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TVA and the Dispossessed: The Resettlement of Population In The Norris Dam Area TVA and the Dispossessed: The Resettlement of Population In The Norris Dam Area (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.38 — 8 ratings — published 1981
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Legacy of Faith: Rural Methodist Churches in North Carolina Legacy of Faith: Rural Methodist Churches in North Carolina (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Urban Farming in the West: A New Deal Experiment in Subsistence Homesteads Urban Farming in the West: A New Deal Experiment in Subsistence Homesteads (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2010
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The Maya of Morganton: Work and Community in the Nuevo New South The Maya of Morganton: Work and Community in the Nuevo New South (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.72 — 78 ratings — published 2003
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The Roots of Penderlea: A Memoir of a New Deal Homestead Community The Roots of Penderlea: A Memoir of a New Deal Homestead Community (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2008
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Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence & Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence & Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.17 — 326 ratings — published 1980
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Appalachian Ecocriticism and the Paradox of Place Appalachian Ecocriticism and the Paradox of Place (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Mountains Piled upon Mountains: Appalachian Nature Writing in the Anthropocene Mountains Piled upon Mountains: Appalachian Nature Writing in the Anthropocene (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 22 ratings — published
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Child of the Woods: An Appalachian Odyssey Child of the Woods: An Appalachian Odyssey (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 11 ratings — published
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The Splendor of Brasstown Valley: Mountain Folks The Splendor of Brasstown Valley: Mountain Folks (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2006
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Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 10 ratings — published 2009
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The Livelihood of Kin: Making Ends Meet "The Kentucky Way" The Livelihood of Kin: Making Ends Meet "The Kentucky Way" (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 1990
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Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty Reformers to Radicals: The Appalachian Volunteers and the War on Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.33 — 15 ratings — published 2008
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A Space on the Side of the Road A Space on the Side of the Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.86 — 150 ratings — published 1996
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Far From the Madding Crowd Far From the Madding Crowd (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.97 — 166,359 ratings — published 1874
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Adam Bede Adam Bede (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.83 — 26,443 ratings — published 1859
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Scenes of Clerical Life Scenes of Clerical Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,257 ratings — published 1857
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Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories Cavalleria Rusticana and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.67 — 314 ratings — published 1896
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Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (Penguin Classics) Wieland and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (Penguin Classics)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.37 — 2,337 ratings — published 1798
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Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.08 — 1,763 ratings — published 1799
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Letters from an American Farmer and Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America Letters from an American Farmer and Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.44 — 288 ratings — published 1968
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Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta: Celebrated California Bandit (Volume 4) (The Western Frontier Library Series) Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta: Celebrated California Bandit (Volume 4) (The Western Frontier Library Series)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.10 — 671 ratings — published 1854
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Rural Rides Rural Rides (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.51 — 154 ratings — published 1830
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Something in These Hills: The Culture of Family Land in Southern Appalachia Something in These Hills: The Culture of Family Land in Southern Appalachia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 2022
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Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,259 ratings — published 2022
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Rightful Resistance in Rural China (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) Rightful Resistance in Rural China (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.82 — 39 ratings — published 2006
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Women, Power, and Dissent in the Hills of Carolina Women, Power, and Dissent in the Hills of Carolina (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.46 — 13 ratings — published 2002
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Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 515 ratings — published
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,020 ratings — published 1941
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Spring Came On Forever Spring Came On Forever (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 563 ratings — published 1935
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A Lantern in Her Hand A Lantern in Her Hand (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 7,220 ratings — published 1928
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Two or Three Things I Know for Sure Two or Three Things I Know for Sure (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,123 ratings — published 1995
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A Bride Goes West A Bride Goes West (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.02 — 330 ratings — published 1942
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Bastard Out of Carolina Bastard Out of Carolina (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.14 — 47,794 ratings — published 1992
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The Limits of Agrarian Radicalism: Western Populism and American Politics The Limits of Agrarian Radicalism: Western Populism and American Politics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.40 — 5 ratings — published 1995
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Back to the Land: The Enduring Dream of Self-Sufficiency in Modern America (Studies in American Thought and Culture) Back to the Land: The Enduring Dream of Self-Sufficiency in Modern America (Studies in American Thought and Culture)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 13 ratings — published 2011
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The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,337 ratings — published 2016
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African American Life in the Rural South, 1900-1950 (Volume 1) African American Life in the Rural South, 1900-1950 (Volume 1)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2003
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Country Women Cope With Hard Times: A Collection of Oral Histories (WOMEN'S DIARIES AND LETTERS OF THE SOUTH) Country Women Cope With Hard Times: A Collection of Oral Histories (WOMEN'S DIARIES AND LETTERS OF THE SOUTH)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.90 — 10 ratings — published 2004
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Work, Family, and Faith: Rural Southern Women in the Twentieth Century (Volume 1) Work, Family, and Faith: Rural Southern Women in the Twentieth Century (Volume 1)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published 2006
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Another Country: Queer Anti-Urbanism (Sexual Cultures, 21) Another Country: Queer Anti-Urbanism (Sexual Cultures, 21)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.66 — 62 ratings — published 2010
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American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.86 — 531 ratings — published 2020
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The Left Behind: Decline and Rage in Rural America The Left Behind: Decline and Rage in Rural America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as rural-studies)
avg rating 3.58 — 643 ratings — published
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