Appalachia Books

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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 290 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.46 — 862,076 ratings — published 2022
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 194 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.83 — 511,106 ratings — published 2016
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1) The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1)
by (shelved 161 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.21 — 272,424 ratings — published 2019
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What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,047 ratings — published 2018
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Prodigal Summer Prodigal Summer (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.05 — 131,780 ratings — published 2000
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,391,805 ratings — published 2005
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.07 — 452,980 ratings — published 1998
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Flight Behavior Flight Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.83 — 103,656 ratings — published 2012
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The Giver of Stars The Giver of Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.29 — 525,372 ratings — published 2019
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Cold Mountain Cold Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.89 — 251,624 ratings — published 1997
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Clay's Quilt Clay's Quilt (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,059 ratings — published 2001
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Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.96 — 9,055 ratings — published 2020
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A Parchment of Leaves A Parchment of Leaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,413 ratings — published 2002
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Serena Serena (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.55 — 37,232 ratings — published 2008
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Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.85 — 748 ratings — published 2017
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Gray Mountain Gray Mountain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.68 — 110,759 ratings — published 2014
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Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.83 — 795 ratings — published 2019
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The Cove The Cove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.71 — 12,640 ratings — published 2012
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A Land More Kind Than Home A Land More Kind Than Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,108 ratings — published 2012
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If the Creek Don't Rise If the Creek Don't Rise (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.01 — 26,943 ratings — published 2017
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Storming Heaven Storming Heaven (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,242 ratings — published 1987
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Fair and Tender Ladies Fair and Tender Ladies (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.19 — 8,166 ratings — published 1988
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Christy: A Historical Novel of Faith, Love, and Courage in the Smoky Mountains Christy: A Historical Novel of Faith, Love, and Courage in the Smoky Mountains (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 56 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.25 — 58,084 ratings — published 1967
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The Dollmaker The Dollmaker (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,890 ratings — published 1954
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The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2)
by (shelved 54 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.23 — 89,711 ratings — published 2022
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Big Stone Gap (Big Stone Gap, #1) Big Stone Gap (Big Stone Gap, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.86 — 48,740 ratings — published 2000
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Bloodroot Bloodroot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.80 — 8,443 ratings — published 2010
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The Bog Wife The Bog Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.57 — 15,604 ratings — published 2024
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Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place (Kentucky Voices) Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place (Kentucky Voices)
by (shelved 48 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,070 ratings — published 2012
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Nightwoods Nightwoods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.66 — 15,248 ratings — published 2011
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Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,231 ratings — published 2022
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The Coal Tattoo The Coal Tattoo (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,124 ratings — published 2004
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.11 — 32,499 ratings — published 2014
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Strange as This Weather Has Been Strange as This Weather Has Been (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,557 ratings — published 2007
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One Foot in Eden One Foot in Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,336 ratings — published 2002
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Gap Creek Gap Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.75 — 54,932 ratings — published 1999
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Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,670 ratings — published 1995
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Above the Waterfall Above the Waterfall (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.53 — 6,476 ratings — published 2014
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She Walks These Hills (Ballad, #3) She Walks These Hills (Ballad, #3)
by (shelved 40 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,460 ratings — published 1994
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River of Earth River of Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,276 ratings — published 1940
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Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,154 ratings — published 1963
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The Caretaker The Caretaker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.16 — 11,493 ratings — published 2023
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Affrilachia: Poems by Frank X Walker Affrilachia: Poems by Frank X Walker (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.34 — 433 ratings — published 2000
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The Ballad of Tom Dooley (Ballad, #9) The Ballad of Tom Dooley (Ballad, #9)
by (shelved 36 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.69 — 3,212 ratings — published 2011
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Betty Betty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.39 — 63,927 ratings — published 2020
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These Silent Woods These Silent Woods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.02 — 121,855 ratings — published 2021
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The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.12 — 6,511 ratings — published 2020
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Where All Light Tends to Go Where All Light Tends to Go (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.78 — 10,605 ratings — published 2015
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Smothermoss Smothermoss (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as appalachia)
avg rating 3.43 — 4,676 ratings — published 2024
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The Midwife of Hope River (Hope River #1) The Midwife of Hope River (Hope River #1)
by (shelved 32 times as appalachia)
avg rating 4.04 — 19,503 ratings — published 2012
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“There will never be another generation that goes through as hard of times as it was way back then." -Ott Ginter”
Otto Fleenor Ginter

“What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why, I would die of course. Literally shit myself lifeless.”
Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

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