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People, Place, and Region

Determinants of Appalachian Identity: Using Vernacular Traces to Study Cultural Geographies of an American Region

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Pages 203-221 | Received 01 Jun 2014, Accepted 01 Aug 2015, Published online: 10 Nov 2015

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