It takes place in the Appalachian Mountains, one of the oldest mountain ranges on Earth ... Mountaintop removal perpetuates poverty. It's highly mechanized and employs few people. The counties with ...

which detailed his experiences growing up in a poverty-stricken area of the Appalachian Mountains. The book delves into addiction, family trauma, domestic violence and abuse. Hillbilly Elegy could ...

Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains” is a collection of personal memories and those of author Cassie Chambers’ family members that narrate life in Kentucky’s thinly populated ...