#Appalachia

Source: Atlas Obscura Those who grew up in the United States’ mountainous regions of Appalachia or the Ozarks likely remember the smell of rich, dark gravy cooling in a skillet on the stove. But in these particular regions, cooks didn’t—and still don’t—limit themselves to meat-based homestyle

Via Jim Quinn's Burning Platform blog, In his fourth book, “American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures in North America,” award-winning author Colin Woodard identifies 11 distinct cultures that have historically divided the US. Yankeedom Encompassing the entire Northeast

Author: Kirstin Fawcett / Source: mentalfloss.com Dolly Parton’s life is a true rags-to-riches story: Raised in poverty in rural Tennessee, she beat the odds and rose to international stardom as a country musician, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Now, The New York Times reports that the