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Book Dawning of the Cumberland

Download or read book Dawning of the Cumberland written by Charlene Adkins and published by Charlene Phelps. This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Seedtime on the Cumberland

Download or read book Seedtime on the Cumberland written by Harriette Simpson Arnow and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harriette Arnow’s roots ran deep into the Cumberland River country of Kentucky and Tennessee, and out of her closeness to that land and its people comes this remarkable history. The first of two companion volumes, Seedtime on the Cumberland captures the triumphs and tragedies of everyday life on the frontier, a place where the land both promised and demanded much. In the years between 1780 and 1803, this part of the country presented tremendous opportunity to those who endeavored to make a new life there. Drawing on an extensive body of primary sources—including family journals, court records, and personal inventories—Arnow paints a stirring portrait of these intrepid people. Like the midden at some ancient archaeological site, these accumulated items become a treasure awaiting the insight and organization of an interpreter. Arnow also draws on a medium she believed in unerringly—oral history, the rich tradition that shaped so much of her own family and regional experience. A classic study of the Old Southwest, Seedtime on the Cumberland documents with stirring perceptiveness the opening of the Appalachian frontier, the intersection of settlers and Native Americans, and the harsh conditions of life in the borderlands.

Book Dawning of the Cumberland

Download or read book Dawning of the Cumberland written by Charlene Adkins and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Smoky Jack

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  • Author : Paul J. Adams
  • Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
  • Release : 2016-05-27
  • ISBN : 1621902501
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book Smoky Jack written by Paul J. Adams and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1925, Paul Adams was appointed custodian of Mount Le Conte, the third-highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His job was to welcome tourists, give guided tours, and establish a camp that would become known as LeConte Lodge, which still stands in what has become America's most popular national park. Adams had everything he needed for the job: a passion for the outdoors, a love of hiking, a desire to preserve the native habitat while welcoming visitors, and the companionship of a remarkable dog. During his time on the mountains, Adams trained Smoky Jack to be a pack-dog -- not just carrying supplies but actually making the four-hour trip to the store in Gatlinburg and back alone. Throughout Smoky Jack, readers gain a unique glimpse into the early days of the Great Smoky Mountains region during the decade before it was name[d] a national park in 1934. Adams describes the trials and triumphs he and the indomitable German shepherd faced as they exemplified the ancient relationship between man and dog on Mount Le Conte, building trails, guiding visitors, and making a life in nature." -- Provided by publisher.

Book The Dawn of Green

    Book Details:
  • Author : Harriet Ritvo
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2009-09-16
  • ISBN : 0226720845
  • Pages : 247 pages

Download or read book The Dawn of Green written by Harriet Ritvo and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in the heart of England’s Lake District, the placid waters of Thirlmere seem to be the embodiment of pastoral beauty. But under their calm surface lurks the legacy of a nineteenth-century conflict that pitted industrial progress against natural conservation—and helped launch the environmental movement as we know it. Purchased by the city of Manchester in the 1870s, Thirlmere was dammed and converted into a reservoir, its water piped one hundred miles south to the burgeoning industrial city and its workforce. This feat of civil engineering—and of natural resource diversion—inspired one of the first environmental struggles of modern times. The Dawn of Green re-creates the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to supply the needs of a growing urban population. Bringing to vivid life the colorful and strong-minded characters who populated both sides of the debate, noted historian Harriet Ritvo revisits notions of the natural promulgated by romantic poets, recreationists, resource managers, and industrial developers to establish Thirlmere as the template for subsequent—and continuing—environmental struggles.

Book Earthfast  the Dawn of a New World

Download or read book Earthfast the Dawn of a New World written by Richard Thornton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-17 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earthfast is the culmination of a lifetime of architectural practice and seven years of concentrated research. The journey began when archeologists at the American Museum of Natural History asked Richard to prepare architectural drawings of the Mission Santa Catalina de Guale on St. Catherines Island, GA. One discovery led to another. A big, black hole in American history was filled by reading dozens of obscure 16th and 17th century books, plus visiting many archaeological sites. Being Creek Indian, Richard was able to discern evidence from passages on Native Americans that were missed by earlier scholars. This is the first book to comprehensively examine the architecture and planning practices of the early French, Spanish and English colonies. It is unique. Richard Thornton is a professional Architect & City Planner with degrees from Georgia Tech and Georgie State University. He is the national Architecture columnist for the Examiner and appeared on the premier of the History Channel's America Unearthed.

Book The Dawn of British Trade to the East Indies

Download or read book The Dawn of British Trade to the East Indies written by East India Company and published by London : H. Stevens. This book was released on 1886 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The History of England from the Earliest Dawn of Authentic Record     Embellished with     Engravings

Download or read book The History of England from the Earliest Dawn of Authentic Record Embellished with Engravings written by George Courtney LYTTLETON and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Publication

Download or read book Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dawn Of British Trade To The

Download or read book Dawn Of British Trade To The written by Henry Stevens and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1967 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The American Short horn Herd Book

Download or read book The American Short horn Herd Book written by Lewis Falley Allen and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Popular History of the World  from Dawn of Information to Present Time  Including Complete Triumphs of the 19th Century

Download or read book Popular History of the World from Dawn of Information to Present Time Including Complete Triumphs of the 19th Century written by Edward Sylvester Ellis and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Queensland Government Mining Journal

Download or read book Queensland Government Mining Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kentucky Eloquence  Past and Present

Download or read book Kentucky Eloquence Past and Present written by Bennett Henderson Young and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Annual Report

Download or read book Annual Report written by Queensland. Dept. of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: