The Southern Highlander and His Homeland

More than 90 years after its initial publication... it is distressing to discover just how many of Campbell's observations still ring true.

~Lexington Herald-Leader

One of the most enduring works of folklore of the Appalachian region.

~Western Folklore

An Appalachian studies classic.... It's republication gives us the opportunity to reengage with this classic, in the context of 1921 and in that of our changed Appalachia.

~Journal of Appalachian Studies

Campbell's landmark work paved the way for folk schools, agricultural cooperatives, handicraft guilds, the frontier nursing service, better roads, and a sense of pride in mountain life—the very roots of Appalachian preservation.

~Pointsville Herald