# At Home in the Heart of Appalachia

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- Book: [At Home in the Heart of Appalachia](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-obrien/at-home-in-the-heart-of-appalachia) ([At Home in the Heart of Appalachia.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-obrien/at-home-in-the-heart-of-appalachia.md))
- Authors: [John O'Brien](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-obrien)
- Publisher: anchor
- ISBN: 978-03-8572-139-4
- Pages: 320
- Published: 2002-09-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

John O’Brien was raised in Philadelphia by an Appalachian father who fled the mountains to escape crippling poverty and family tragedy. Years later, with a wife and two kids of his own, the son...