Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

In a small community like this you helped other people

I’ve got a ’40 John Deere, it’s up there in the barn. And we worked around here and worked for other people. You helped other people.

Michael Abraham’s novel ‘Providence, VA’ is a cautionary tale of what could/will happen if society doesn’t incorporate sustainable approaches.

In 2013, 8 West Virginians met in Matewan about the possibility of starting a museum on the history of the West Virginia mine wars.

Joe Wilson, a 2001 NEA National Heritage Fellow, discusses the impact early radio had in his hometown, and on America more broadly.

Controversy over mining, strife between miners/their employers is not a new phenomena, as historian James Green points out in his new book.