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001			ocn900344291
003			OCoLC
005			20240726104922.0
008			150117s1994 kyu ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aEBLCP _beng _erda _cEBLCP _dNT
020			_a9780813149356 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aHD211 _b.A274 1994
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aRasmussen, Barbara, _d1947- _e1
245	1	0	_aAbsentee Landowning and Exploitation in West Virginia, 1760-1920
260			_aLexington : _bThe University Press of Kentucky, _c(c)1994.
300			_a1 online resource (233 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
500			_aDescription based upon print version of record.
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505	0	0	_aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Imperial Politics: Early Speculators and the Leather Stocking Assault upon Virginia's Transmontane; 2 Settler Politics: Jostling for Place and Power in the Brand-New West; 3 Backcountry Politics: Planter Economics and Frustrations in the West; 4 Robber Baron Politics: Tax Breaks for Industry and Legislated Defeat for Western Residents; 5 Pufferbilly Politics: Coal Dust, Sawdust, and Cinders on the Farmland; 6 Farmer Politics: Life and Work with and without Coal, with and without Absentees
505	0	0	_a7 Champagne Politics: Scrambling for Every Tree, Crushing Every Foe8 Reform Politics: Tariff Woes and West Virginia's Backwoods Campaign; 9 Pulp and Paper Politics: Swashbuckling through the Forest and Poaching the Game; 10 Federal Politics: Conservation, Reforestation, and Economic Gridlock; 11 Ptolemaic Politics: Copernican Thinking and Changing the Political Paradigms; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
520	0		_aAbsentee landowning has long been tied to economic distress in Appalachia. In this important revisionist study, Barbara Rasmussen examines the nature of landownership in five counties of West Virginia and its effects upon the counties' economic and social development.Rasmussen untangles a web of outside domination of the region that commenced before the American Revolution, creating a legacy of hardship that continues to plague Appalachia today. The owners and exploiters of the region have included Lord Fairfax, George Washington, and, most recently, the U.S. Forest Service.The overarching con.
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650		4	_aAbsentee landlordism.
650		4	_aLand tenure.
650		4	_aLand use.
650		0	_aLand use _zWest Virginia _xHistory.
650		0	_aLand tenure _zWest Virginia _xHistory.
650		0	_aAbsentee landlordism _zWest Virginia _xHistory.
653		0	_aAbsentee landlordism _aWest Virginia _aHistory
653		0	_aLand tenure _aWest Virginia _aHistory
653		0	_aLand use _aWest Virginia _aHistory
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=937966&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell