Overview
Owsley County, Kentucky, is well known by journalists, academics, and local historians as a quintessential example of rural poverty in Appalachia. This study identifies several reasons behind Owsley County's ongoing struggle with poverty, including the county's lack of natural resources, a poor transportation system, and a centralized socio-political power structure controlled by the entrenched elite. The author asserts that Owsley County's economic hardships are far from unique, but rather are representative of a significant number of Appalachian counties and towns. Several tables and appendices provide useful demographic, legislative, and agricultural data.
- | Author: John R. Burch
- | Publisher: McFarland & Company
- | Publication Date: Oct 19, 2007
- | Number of Pages: 235 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0786432640
- | ISBN-13: 9780786432646
