3.2 Cautionary Tales — Erikson

In this activity you will review examples of Appalachian regional research projects that have been influenced by over-generalization and over-simplification of the region and its inhabitants. You will have the opportunity to respond to synopses of this research. Activity one is based on Erikson, Kai T. Everything In Its Path: Destruction of Community in the Buffalo Creek Flood. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976.

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