They Say in Harlan County: An Oral History
by Alessandro Portelli
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Made famous in the 1976 documentary Harlan County USA, this pocket of Appalachian coal country has been home to generations of miners--and to some of the most bitter labor battles of the 20th century. It has also produced a rich tradition of protest songs and a wealth of fascinating culture and custom that has remained largely undiscovered by outsiders, until now. They Say in Harlan County is not a book about coal miners so much as a dialogue in which more than 150 Harlan County women and show more men tell the story of their region, from pioneer times through the dramatic strikes of the 1930s and '70s, show lessTags
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Alessandro Portelli is Professor of American Literature at the University of Rome-La Sapienza. His books include The Order Has Already Been Carried Out: History, Memory and Meaning of a Nazi Massacre in Rome, which won Italy's prestigious Viareggio Book Prize.
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- Canonical title
- They Say in Harlan County: An Oral History
- Original title
- They Say in Harlan County: An Oral History
- Original publication date
- 2011
- Important places
- Harlan County, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky, USA
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- Nonfiction, History, Sociology, General Nonfiction, Economics, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 976.9 — History & geography History of North America South central United States Kentucky
- LCC
- F457 .H3 .P67 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Kentucky
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- English
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