Chrissie Whitley’s Reviews > What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia > Status Update

First lines | "WHAT IS APPALACHIA? Appalachia is, often simultaneously, a political construction, a vast geographical region, and a spot that occupies an unparalleled place in our cultural imagination. We’ll start with the most basic information to get our bearings straight. Appalachia is an approximately 700,000-square-mile region of the eastern United States."