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Dark Roots: How the South and Appalachia Shaped American Gothic

Michael Amos Cody traces the journey of Gothic fiction from its European origins to its distinctly American evolution. He explores how Southern and Appalachian landscapes, histories, and cultural tensions reshaped the genre into something darker, more intimate, and deeply rooted in place.

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