Appalachian Scrapbook, An A-B-C of Growing Up in the Mountains

Author

Cheek; Pauline

Year

1988

Publisher

Appalachian State University

Language

English

Pages

162

Link

Last Update

15-Jan-2026

Keywords

History ; Sociology

Description

When someone asks you who you are, what do you say? Do you give your name? Your parents’ names? Your ethnic group or your nationality? Perhaps you say something about your personality or a skill that you have.

No matter what you reply you are commenting on your heritage. You know what heritage is, don’t you? The word applies to everything we are and know and believe and can do because of the past,pluseverything we will pass on to the people who come after us.

Throughout the United States today people are exploring their heritage. They are deciding...