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RECORD NUMBER: 1034 OF 1947Main Title | Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains : an environmental history of the highest peaks in eastern America / | |||||||||||
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Author | Silver, Timothy, | |||||||||||
Publisher | University of North Carolina Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2003 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 49824688 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 080782755X; 9780807827550; 0807854239; 9780807854235 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Mountain ecology--North Carolina--Mitchell, Mount (Mountain)--History ; Human ecology--North Carolina--Mitchell, Mount (Mountain)--History ; Mitchell, Mount (NC : Mountain)--Environmental conditions ; Mountain ecology--North Carolina--Black Mountains--History ; Human ecology--North Carolina--Black Mountains--History ; Black Mountains (NC)--Environmental conditions ; North Carolina--Mount Mitchell (Mountain) ; Gebirge ; èOkologie ; Mountain ecology--North Carolina--Mount Mitchell (Mountain)--History ; Human ecology--North Carolina--Mount Mitchell (Mountain)--History ; Mount Mitchell (NC : Mountain)--Environmental conditions | |||||||||||
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Collation | xxii, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | Origins -- Footprints -- Mitchell's mountain -- Modernity -- Government -- Murphy's law. "Each year, thousands of tourists visit Mount Mitchell, the most prominent feature of North Carolina's Black Mountain range and the highest peak in the eastern United States. From Native Americans and early explorers to land speculators and conservationists, people have long been drawn to this rugged region. Timothy Silver explores the long and complicated history of the Black Mountains, drawing on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker and fly fisherman. He chronicles the geological and environmental forces that created this intriguing landscape, then traces its history of environmental change and human intervention from the days of Indian-European contact to today."--Jacket. |