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050 00 $aPS3545.E8279$bZ75 2007
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100 1 $aLorence, James J.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84801006
245 12 $aA hard journey :$bthe life of Don West /$cJames J. Lorence.
260 $aUrbana :$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$c[2007], ©2007.
300 $axvii, 308 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [281]-296) and index.
520 1 $a"A Hard Journey is the first comprehensive biography of Don West, poet, ordained Congregationalist minister, labor organizer, educator, leftist activist, and one of the most important literary and political figures in the southern Appalachians during the middle years of the twentieth century. Motivated by radical and religious convictions and driven by a vision of an open, democratic, and nonracist society, West was also a passionate advocate for the region's traditional values." "James J. Lorence's biography balances West's literary work with political and educational activities. Uncovering the ethical and religious roots of West's militant antifascism, Lorence uses previously unexamined sources to explore his early involvement in organizing miners and other workers for the Socialist and Communist Parties during the 1930s. In detailing West's participation in the Communist Party and founding role in the Highlander Folk School and other training grounds for radically cooperative, democratic ways of living, Lorence also describes West's lifelong commitment to defending mountain culture and his advocacy on behalf of exploited workers and the rural poor. In documenting West's lifetime commitment to creating a nonracist, egalitarian south, A Hard Journey confirms West's stature as a pioneering figure in twentieth-century southern radicalism."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aWest, Don.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010116773
650 0 $aAuthors, American$y20th century$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100576
651 0 $aAppalachian Region$xSocial life and customs$y20th century.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007011385.html
852 00 $boff,glx$hPS3545.E8279$iZ75 2007