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Book The Coxes of the Okefenokee

Download or read book The Coxes of the Okefenokee written by J. Luther Thrift and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Trembling Earth

    Book Details:
  • Author : Megan Kate Nelson
  • Publisher : University of Georgia Press
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9780820326771
  • Pages : 292 pages

Download or read book Trembling Earth written by Megan Kate Nelson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative history of the Okefenokee Swamp reveals it as a place where harsh realities clashed with optimism, shaping the borderland culture of southern Georgia and northern Florida for over two hundred years. From the formation of the Georgia colony in 1732 to the end of the Great Depression, the Okefenokee Swamp was a site of conflict between divergent local communities. Coining the term “ecolocalism” to describe how local cultures form out of ecosystems and in relation to other communities, Megan Kate Nelson offers a new view of the Okefenokee, its inhabitants, and its rich and telling record of thwarted ambitions, unintended consequences, and unresolved questions. The Okefenokee is simultaneously terrestrial and aquatic, beautiful and terrifying, fertile and barren. This peculiar ecology created discord as human groups attempted to overlay firm lines of race, gender, and class on an area of inherent ambiguity and blurred margins. Rice planters, slaves, fugitive slaves, Seminoles, surveyors, timber barons, Swampers, and scientists came to the swamp with dreams of wealth, freedom, and status that conflicted in varied and complex ways. Ecolocalism emerged out of these conflicts between communities within the Okefenokee and other borderland swamps. Nelson narrates the fluctuations, disconnections, and confrontations embedded in the muck of the swamp and the mire of its disorderly history, and she reminds us that it is out of such places of intermingling and uncertainty that cultures are forged.

Book Southern United States

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donald Edward Davis
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2006-03-17
  • ISBN : 1851097856
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book Southern United States written by Donald Edward Davis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-03-17 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique survey of the environmental history of the southern United States explores the ecological, social, and economic interaction between humans and the environment in the South over the last 20,000 years. The melting of the Ice Age glaciers heralded the arrival of the Archaic peoples in the South and the lives of the South's peoples have long been shaped and challenged by the environment. Conversely, the human impact on the South's landscape has been dramatic, from the mound building of Native Americans to the construction of cities and the birth of modern industry. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, Southern United States: An Environmental History explores the historical and ecological dimensions of human interaction with the environment throughout Southern history. Examining diverse issues from the impact of the end of the Ice Age to the consequences of the U.S. space program for Florida's environment, this invaluable guide synthesizes literature from a wide range of authoritative sources to provide a fascinating guide to the South's environment.

Book Magazine

    Book Details:
  • Author : Huxford Genealogical Society
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book Magazine written by Huxford Genealogical Society and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Naturalist s Guide to Wetland Plants

Download or read book A Naturalist s Guide to Wetland Plants written by Donald D. Cox and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a comprehensive, significant study of wetlands flora, which encompasses all members of the plant and fungi kingdoms. These include poisonous, hallucinogenic, medicinal, and edible plant life as well as native and non-native plants that have the potential to become troublesome weed species. Complete and accurate details are offered on plant collection and preservation. A special chapter provides nontechnical investigations and projects for those pursuing areas beyond the realm of gathering and identifying flora. Conservation and habitat preservation are emphasized throughout the book. Handsomely illustrated, informative, and easy to read, this hands-on guide will prove an accessible and invaluable companion to professional and amateur naturalists as well as to students and the general public.

Book Atlanta Magazine

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2005-05
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 216 pages

Download or read book Atlanta Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region. Atlanta magazine’s editorial mission is to engage our community through provocative writing, authoritative reporting, and superlative design that illuminate the people, the issues, the trends, and the events that define our city. The magazine informs, challenges, and entertains our readers each month while helping them make intelligent choices, not only about what they do and where they go, but what they think about matters of importance to the community and the region.

Book The Sign of the Flying Goose

Download or read book The Sign of the Flying Goose written by George Laycock and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1973 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book House Documents  Otherwise Publ  as Executive Documents

Download or read book House Documents Otherwise Publ as Executive Documents written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on with total page 1438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia

Download or read book A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia written by Coulter and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This list of settlers in Georgia up to 1741 is taken from a manuscript volume of the Earl of Egmont, purchased with twenty other volumes of manuscripts on early Georgia history by the University of Georgia in 1947. The 2,979 settlers are listed in alphabetical order, followed by their age, occupation, date of embarcation, date of arrival, lot in Savannah or in Frederica, and (where applicable) "Dead, Quitted, or Run Away." Footnotes give additional information concerning many of the people listed. This volume was published in 1949 to help scholarly research in the history of colonial of Georgia.

Book Returning North with the Spring

Download or read book Returning North with the Spring written by Harris, John R and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At winter's end in 1947, driven by the devastating loss of a son killed in World War II, naturalist Edwin Way Teale followed the dawning spring season northward in an amazing 17,000-mile odyssey from the Everglades to Maine. He wrote about the adventure in North with the Spring. Its sequel Wandering Through Winter won the Pulitzer Prize. Retracing Teale's route, writer John Harris reveals a vastly changed natural world. In Returning North with the Spring, he stops at the very places where Teale once stood, trekking through the Okefenokee wetland, the Great Smoky Mountains, the Great Dismal Swamp, the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and Cape Cod. He is stunned to see how climate change, invasive species, and other factors have affected the landscapes and wildlife. Yet he also discovers that many of the sites Teale described have been newly "rewilded" or permanently protected by the government. Homage to the past, report on the present, glimpse into the future--this book honors what has been lost in the years since Teale's famous journey and finds hope in the small tenacities of nature.

Book Georgia

    Book Details:
  • Author : John T. Edge
  • Publisher : Compass America Guides
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN : 9780679002451
  • Pages : 324 pages

Download or read book Georgia written by John T. Edge and published by Compass America Guides. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fodor's Compass GeorgiaCreated by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations. Covering everything there is to see and do as well as choice lodging and dining, these gorgeous full-color guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of the region they're visiting. Georgia -- An Insider's Guide Written and photographed by local experts Outstanding color photography, plus a wealth of archival images Topical essays and literary extracts Detailed color maps Great ideas for things to see and do Capsule reviews of hotels and restaurants Unique coverage includes: Walking tour of beautiful Savannah: shady square and historic homes, magenta azaleas and live oak draped with Spanish moss Classic barbecue and New Southern cuisine Coastal islands -- white sand, secluded resorts, tranquil evenings Middle Georgia -- small towns, courthouse squares, antebellum mansions Quirky Appalachia -- cabins, pine forests, lakeside resorts Modern Atlanta's restaurants and nightlife Georgia music -- rock bands in Athens, freedom singers in Albany, blues guitarists in Macon, the balladeers in the Appalachians And much more.

Book Recent Advances in North American Paleoseismology and Neotectonics East of the Rockies

Download or read book Recent Advances in North American Paleoseismology and Neotectonics East of the Rockies written by Randel Tom Cox and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2012 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume focuses on the continental intraplate region of the United States and provides an update and overview of documented Quaternary faulting and paleoseismic liquefaction east of the Rocky Mountains, and of the application of these results to seismic hazard and risk assessments. Contributions include papers that describe zones of newly recognized Quaternary deformation such as the East Tennessee Seismic Zone, as well as reinterpretations of well-known areas such as the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The chapters make important contributions to the recognition of earthquake sources active during the Quaternary and assess the seismic hazards posed by these sources. This volume should interest a wide range of readers from geology, seismology, hazard assessment, and emergency management"--Provided by publisher.

Book Army and Navy Chronicle

Download or read book Army and Navy Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Federal Register

Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Book Buyer s Guide

Download or read book The Book Buyer s Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 1988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Okefinokee Album

    Book Details:
  • Author : Francis Harper
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1981
  • ISBN : 9780820305301
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book Okefinokee Album written by Francis Harper and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrays, from the photographs and notebooks of Francis Harper, the ballad singers, fiddlers, hunters, and down home philosophers of the Okefinokee Swamp.

Book Pogo  The Complete Daily   Sunday Comic Strips Vol  4

Download or read book Pogo The Complete Daily Sunday Comic Strips Vol 4 written by Walt Kelly and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to presenting all of 1955 and 1956's daily Pogo strips complete and in order for the first time anywhere (many of them once again scanned from original syndicate proofs, for their crispest and most detailed appearance ever), Pogo: The Syndicated Comic Strip Vol. 4 also contains all 104 Sunday strips from these two years, presented in lush full color for the first time since their original appearance in Sunday sections 60 years ago.