- Published: 28 May 2022
- ISBN: 9781612199979
- Imprint: Melville House
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $40.00
Twilight in Hazard
An Appalachian Reckoning











- Published: 28 May 2022
- ISBN: 9781612199979
- Imprint: Melville House
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $40.00
PRAISE FOR THE HARDCOVER EDITION:
“Twilight in Hazard paints a more nuanced portrait of Appalachia than Vance did...[Maimon] eviscerates Vance's bestseller with stiletto precision.” —Associated Press
"Alan Maimon's reporting on the Applachian town of Hazard, Kentucky is no sentimental or misguided elegy. It is instead a searing and revealing account of what happens when jobs disappear, institutions collapse, politicians grandstand, and the very middle of America get hollowed out by greed and indifference."— Bryant Simon, Laura H. Carnell Professor of History at Temple University and author of The Hamlet Fire
“An empathic portrait of eastern Kentucky... Contending that Americans must ‘combat the notion that people and places are irredeemable’... Maimon’s sharp observations and personal stake in the subject make this a standout account of what ails rural America.” —Publishers Weekly
"Maimon writes with a journalist’s clarity and plainspokenness... A somber consideration of a broken region that saves the scolding for its leaders instead of its residents."—Kirkus
"A must read for Kentuckians who love this commonwealth, and for any American who cares about this beautiful, tortured land and the people who inhabit this unique patch of earth.” —Chris Helvey, The State Journal
“Maimon’s Twilight in Hazard: An Appalachian Reckoning brings energy and an insight to a region that for so long has deserved so much more than a death song.” —Lexington Herald-Leader