The Chattooga River A Natural And Cultural History

Author : Laura Ann Garren
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625840530

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The Chattooga River: A Natural and Cultural History by Laura Ann Garren Pdf

The Chattooga River has run through the American consciousness since the movie "Deliverance" thrust it into the national spotlight. But this National Wild and Scenic River is much more than the make-believe set of a suburbanite nightmare. People travel from all over the country to run its rapids, cast into its current for trout and hike the miles of trails that meander through thousands of acres of woods in the Chattooga watershed. One of the last free-flowing rivers in the Southeast, the river muscles fifty-seven miles through a southern deciduous forest with one of the highest levels of biodiversity in the country and is home to many species of rare wildflowers. Join author Laura Ann Garren as she describes the history and wonder of the real Chattooga River.

Author : John Lane
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0820327751

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Chattooga by John Lane Pdf

A natural and cultural history of the Chattooga River, made famous by James Dickey's Deliverance, compares the myth of the river and the natural history of the river, and uses the Chattooga as a starting point for a meditation on endangered rivers and their ecosystems. Reprint.

Author : Marci Spencer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439662199

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Nantahala National Forest by Marci Spencer Pdf

Author and naturalist Marci Spencer reveals the history and splendor of the Nantahala National Forest. The 500,000-acre Nantahala National Forest dominates the rugged southwestern corner of North Carolina. Rivers such as the Cheoah, Cullasaja, and Tuckasegee carve deep gorges, making the region one of the wettest in the nation. The Whitewater River tumbles over the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. Power companies dammed local rivers, creating some of North Carolina's most scenic recreational mountain lakes. The high peaks, secluded coves and forested woodlands of the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, Panthertown Valley and Buck Creek Serpentine Pine Barrens and other areas hold cultural and natural history secrets.

Author : Benita J. Howell
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0252070224

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Culture, Environment, and Conservation in the Appalachian South by Benita J. Howell Pdf

Focusing on the mountainous area from northern Alabama to West Virginia, this important volume explores the historic and contemporary interrelations between culture and environment in a region that has been plagued by land misuse and damaging stereotypes of its people. Committed to taking account of humankind's place in the environment, this collection is a timely contribution to debates over land use and conservation. Debunking the nature/culture dichotomy, contributors examine how physical space is transformed into culturally constituted "place" by a variety of factors, both tangible (architecture, landmarks, artifacts) and intangible (a sense of place, long-term family habitation of land, tradition, "a way of life worth fighting for"). Archaeologists, cultural geographers, and ethnographers examine how the land was used by its earliest inhabitants and trace the effects of agricultural decline, industrial development, and tourism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Powerful case studies recount past displacement of local populations in the name of progress or conservation and track threatened communities' struggles to maintain their claims to place in the face of extralocal counterclaims that would appropriate space and resources for other purposes, such as mountaintop removal of coal or a power company's plans to export electricity from Appalachia to distant urban centers. Contributors also record successful community planning ventures that have achieved creative solutions to seemingly intransigent conflicts between demands for economic wealth and environmental health.

Author : John Lane
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780820346229

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Chattooga by John Lane Pdf

Before the novel and the film Deliverance appeared in the early 1970s, any outsiders one met along the Chattooga River were likely serious canoeists or anglers. In later years, untold numbers and kinds of people have felt the draw of the river’s torrents, which pour down the Appalachians along the Georgia-South Carolina border. Because of Deliverance the Chattooga looms enigmatically in our shared imagination, as iconic as Twain’s Mississippi—or maybe Conrad’s Congo. This is John Lane’s search for the real Chattooga—for the truths that reside somewhere in the river’s rapids, along its shores, or in its travelers’ hearts. Lane balances the dark, indifferent mythical river of Deliverance against the Chattooga known to locals and to the outdoors enthusiasts who first mastered its treacherous vortices and hydraulics. Starting at its headwaters, Lane leads us down the river and through its complex history to its current status as a National Wild and Scenic River. Along the way he stops for talks with conservation activists, seventh-generation residents, locals who played parts in the movie, day visitors, and others. Lane weaves into each encounter an abundance of details drawn from his perceptive readings and viewings of Deliverance and his wide-ranging knowledge of the Chattooga watershed. At the end of his run, Lane leaves us still fully possessed by the Chattooga’s mystery, yet better informed about its place in his world and ours.

Author : Chris Bolgiano
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0811701263

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The Appalachian Forest by Chris Bolgiano Pdf

An eloquent account of Appalachia's past and future. Since European settlement, Appalachia's natural history has been profoundly impacted by the people who have lived, worked, and traveled there. Bolgiano's journey explores the influx of settlers, Native American displacement, lumber and coal exploitation, the birth of forestry, and conservation issues. 37 photos.

Author : Robert Manning
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493060672

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America's National Heritage Areas by Robert Manning Pdf

There are fifty-five National Heritage Areas scattered across the US and they continue to grow in number and diversity. Though they’re not officially national parks, their conservation, education, and recreation related objectives echo those of the national parks: to conserve nationally significant natural and cultural landscapes and to make them available to the public for purposes of education, recreation, and sustainable tourism-related economic development. But the methods of achieving these objectives are different—very different—than those used in the national parks. While both national parks and NHAs are established by Congress, national parks are conventionally large areas of public land that are owned and managed by the National Park Service (NPS). NHAs take a more inclusive, partnership-based approach to their work; they offer local citizens, government at all levels, non-profit organizations, and private sector enterprises the opportunity to define, celebrate and conserve the natural, historic, cultural, scenic and recreational resources that have been vital in shaping their identity and destiny. NHAs are composed primarily of private lands; they’re living landscapes where participants reside, work and play. Each chapter in this guidebook describes the remarkable natural and cultural resources that define NHAs and highlights nearby visitor attractions, enticing readers to visit NHAs and to enjoy and appreciate the attractions offered.

Author : Butch Clay
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780897320047

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A Guide to the Chattooga River by Butch Clay Pdf

In 1974 the Chattooga River became the first river East of the Mississippi to be included in the National Wild and Scenic River System. It was included because it was a clean, free-flowing mountain stream located in a relatively undeveloped mountain environment. Forming part of the Georgia-South Carolina Border, the Chattooga is the only free-flowing portion of the Savannah River System. This book gives a comprehensive overview of the river including the topography, physiography and geology, weather and climate, human history, plant life, wildlife, and recreation opportunities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : North Carolina
ISBN : OSU:32435084553221

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The North Carolina Historical Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015002808427

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River Life by John Bates Pdf

"Examines current ecological studies, probes fur trader journals and archaeological surveys, and explores the author's personal observations to vividly describe the life of a northern river"--Back cover.

Author : Johnny Molloy
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781581579451

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Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in South Carolina: Walks, Hikes & Backpacking Trips from the Lowcountry Shores to the Midlands to the Mountains & Rivers of the Upstate by Johnny Molloy Pdf

Seasoned hiking author Johnny Molloy details 50 hikes of varied lengths and difficulties throughout verdant South Carolina, from the Chattooga River to the varied terrain of the Midlands, including Congaree National Park, all the way to the Lowcountry, land of beaches and forgotten swamps and designated wildernesses. Specific emphasis is placed on the most scenic destinations and unique places that make the Palmetto State special. Each hike includes a helpful information section, trail map, trailhead directions, and stunning photographs, with intriguing commentary about the human or natural history along the way.

Author : John M. Coggeshall
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781469670263

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Something in These Hills by John M. Coggeshall Pdf

What is the "something in these hills" that ties mountain families to family land in the southern Appalachians? This ethnographic examination challenges contemporary theory and explores two interrelated themes: the duality of the southern Appalachians as both a menacing and majestic landscape and the emotional relationship to family land characteristic of long-term residents of these mountains. To most outsiders, the area conjures images of a beautiful yet dangerous place, typified by the movie Deliverance. To long-term residents, these mountains have a fundamental emotional hold so powerful that many mourn the sale or loss of family land as if it were a deceased relative. How can the same geographical space be both? Using a carefully crafted cultural lens, John M. Coggeshall explains how family land anthropomorphizes, metaphorically becoming another member of kin groups. He establishes that this emotional sense of place existed prior to recent land losses, contrary to some contemporary scholars. Utilizing the voices and perspectives of long-term residents, the book provides readers with a more fundamental understanding of the "something in these hills" that holds people in place.

Author : Paul S. Sutter,Paul M. Pressly
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780820351889

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Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture by Paul S. Sutter,Paul M. Pressly Pdf

An essay collection exploring the history of 5,000-year relationship between human culture and nature on the Georgia coast. One of the unique features of the Georgia coast today is its thorough conservation. At first glance, it seems to be a place where nature reigns. But another distinctive feature of the coast is its deep and diverse human history. Indeed, few places that seem so natural hide so much human history. In Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture, editors Paul S. Sutter and Paul M. Pressly have brought together work from leading historians as well as environmental writers and activists that explores how nature and culture have coexisted and interacted across five millennia of human history along the Georgia coast, as well as how those interactions have shaped the coast as we know it today. The essays in this volume examine how successive communities of Native Americans, Spanish missionaries, British imperialists and settlers, planters, enslaved Africans, lumbermen, pulp and paper industrialists, vacationing northerners, Gullah-Geechee, nature writers, environmental activists, and many others developed distinctive relationships with the environment and produced well-defined coastal landscapes. Together these histories suggest that contemporary efforts to preserve and protect the Georgia coast must be as respectful of the rich and multifaceted history of the coast as they are of natural landscapes, many of them restored, that now define so much of the region. Contributors: William Boyd, S. Max Edelson, Edda L. Fields-Black, Christopher J. Manganiello, Tiya Miles, Janisse Ray, Mart A. Stewart, Drew A. Swanson, David Hurst Thomas, and Albert G. Way.

Author : Ron Rathnow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0897320476

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Chattooga River by Ron Rathnow Pdf

Author : Brian Boyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998-02
Category : Chattooga River (N.C.-Ga. and S.C.)
ISBN : 0962573795

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Chattooga Wild and Scenic River by Brian Boyd Pdf