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Joseph teaches writing and rhetoric at Penn State University. He received his PhD in English from the University of Maryland and currently resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A lifelong resident of the Mid-Atlantic, Joseph is inspired by the people, history, and beauty of the land. He spent most of his life in central and eastern Pennsylvania and has lived in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Albany.

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Northern Appalachia is the backbone of American prosperity. The hills and valleys of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and West Virginia are the motherlands of heavy industry. Over the past 100 years, the region turned from rich factory floor to disused badlands. Its people have become poorer, less healthy, and less happy. The region is somber and stunned, but not hopeless. With the right approach, Northern Appalachia can lead a new era of American prosperity.