| Main Title |
America's wetland : an environmental and cultural history of tidewater Virginia and North Carolina / |
| Author |
Sawyer, Roy T.
|
| Publisher |
University of Virginia Press, |
| Year Published |
2010 |
| OCLC Number |
439906296 |
| ISBN |
9780813929217 (cloth : alk. paper); 0813929210 (cloth : alk. paper); 9780813929699 (e-book); 0813929695 (e-book) |
| Subjects |
Wetland ecology--Virginia--Atlantic Coast ;
Wetland ecology--North Carolina--Atlantic Coast ;
Drainage--Environmental aspects--Virginia--Atlantic Coast ;
Drainage--Environmental aspects--North Carolina--Atlantic Coast ;
Climatic changes--Virginia--Atlantic Coast ;
Climatic changes--North Carolina--Atlantic Coast ;
Atlantic Coast (Va)--Environmental conditions ;
Atlantic Coast (NC)--Environmental conditions
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJAM WTD |
QH105.V8S27 2010 |
Wetlands Collection |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
10/26/2010 |
|
| Collation |
viii, 260 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Ice-age enclave -- Relict fauna -- Water's environmental facets -- Period of European colonization -- Agricultural history -- Sturgeon, herring, and other fisheries -- Antebellum golden age : transportation canals -- African American experience -- Armed conflict : a recurring theme -- Intracoastal waterways : war canals -- Forests then and now -- Droughts and forest fires -- From peat mining to wildlife refuges -- Lost heritage : last river highway -- Urbanization and depopulation. |
| Place Published |
Charlottesville, Va. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2010 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2009039565 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20101014150646 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02196cam 2200421 a 45020 |
