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The Graham family originated in Scotland. Richard Graham (ca. 1755) was the son of Reginald Graham, second Baronet of Norton-Conyers. He is considered to be the first of the Grahams to settle in America. He was the father of Richard and Reginald Graham who settled in Prince William County, Virginia. Descendants live in Virginia and other parts of the United States.
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cher...
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"This book is a companion volume to Biographical books, 1950-1980, completing a comprehensive one hundred and five year bibliography of biographical and autobiographical works published or distributed in the United States"--Preface.