Fifteen top Appalachian stories

At B&N Reads Isabelle McConville tagged fifteen "favorite Appalachian stories, from the poignant to the magical and beyond." One title on the list:

Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia by Steven Stoll

This is a thorough history of Appalachia from its first settlers to pioneers and modern-day citizens. Steven Stroll delves into the past to get to the root of why our country sees Appalachia as a backward region, and what we can do to better understand the land and its people.

Read about the other entries on the list.

Ramp Hollow is among Lorraine Berry's eight books that offer a more honest approach to America's working class than Hillbilly Elegy.

Also see: fifteen top books about Appalachia; seven eye-opening books about Appalachia; and Katie Pickard Fawcett's five favorite books of Appalachia.

--Marshal Zeringue