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Acknowledgments A great many people made this research and book possible. I am eternally grateful to the people of Coal River, West Virginia, for the hospitality and grace they offered me during my stay there, especially Judy Bonds, Patty and Butch Sebok, Freda Williams, and too many others to name. Thanks also to Coal River Mountain Watch, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, and the Friends of the Mountains and its many member organizations. At the University of North Carolina, I thank the many people who influenced this project in ways direct and indirect, including Dorothy Holland, James Peacock , Carole Crumley, Glenn Hinson, Robert Cantwell, David Camp, Harry Watson, and the Curriculum in Folklore. Mary Hufford offered invaluable insight and collaboration. Special thanks to Archie Green, the Fund for Labor Culture and History, the University of North Carolina Graduate School, and the UNC Center for the Study of the American South, all of whom provided funding for the project. Thanks also to Harvard Ayers, Jeff Boyer, Kim Allen, Ann and Catherine Pancake, Mary Beth Fitts, and Alison McNeil. I especially thank my family for their support, patience, and understanding throughout this effort. ...

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