Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People

The series begins with Earth’s oldest mountains — the Appalachians. We see how continents over millions and millions of years collide in a slow dance...

Two cultures, Native American and European, collide in a struggle for control of the mountains. In the conquest of new land, first come the surveyors...

A rich agrarian society is torn asunder by the cataclysm of the Civil War. “The race for the prize is on,” wrote Harper’s Magazine in 1872 as railroad...

The story of twentieth century Appalachia is the story of a rich but deeply troubled region forging its own distinct identity. From the union battles...