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Author : Tim Hollis
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Amusements
ISBN : 1617035017
Author : Daniel S. Pierce
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1572330791
Seeking a taste of unspoiled wilderness, more than eight million people visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year. Yet few probably realize what makes the park unusual: it was the result of efforts to reclaim wilderness rather than to protect undeveloped land. The Smokies have, in fact, been a human habitat for 8,000 years, and that contact has molded the landscape as surely as natural forces have. In this book, Daniel S. Pierce examines land use in the Smokies over the centuries, describing the pageant of peoples who have inhabited these mountains and then focusing on the twentieth-century movement to create a national park. Drawing on previously unexplored archival materials, Pierce presents the most balanced account available of the development of the park. He tells how park supporters set about raising money to buy the land--often from resistant timber companies--and describes the fierce infighting between wilderness advocates and tourism boosters over the shape the park would take. He also discloses the unfortunate human cost of the park's creation: the displacement of the area's inhabitants. Pierce is especially insightful regarding the often-neglected history of the park since 1945. He looks at the problems caused by roadbuilding, tree blight, and air pollution that becomes trapped in the mountains' natural haze. He also provides astute assessments of the Cades Cove restoration, the Fontana Lake road construction, and other recent developments involving the park. Full of outstanding photographs and boasting a breadth of coverage unmatched in other books of its kind, The Great Smokies will help visitors better appreciate the wilderness experience they have sought. Pierce's account makes us more aware of humanity's long interaction with the land while capturing the spirit of those idealistic environmentalists who realized their vision to protect it. The Author: Daniel S. Pierce teaches in the department of history and the humanities program at the University of North Carolina, Asheville, and is a contributor to The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556034585935
Author : Courtney Lix
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0937207829
This biography celebrates the lives of 19 Smoky Mountain Women, from hiking legend Margaret Stevenson to famed singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.
Author : Tim Hollis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467144124
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is among the most visited national parks in the country, and countless attractions around its borders have tried for decades to siphon some of those valuable tourist dollars. From ersatz western towns and concrete dinosaurs to misplaced Florida-type attractions and celebrity theaters, you will find them all preserved in this book. Author Tim Hollis showcases those businesses that no longer exist, from Hill-Billy Village in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg's theme parks on the Tennessee side to the motels of Cherokee and Ghost Town in the Sky on the North Carolina side.
Author : Michal Strutin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
ISBN : 0937207403
A guide to 20 history-rich trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Handy pocket size with rounded corners. Includes maps, elevation profiles, and historic photos.
Author : Sandra Robbins
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780736948890
It’s 1935, and Laurel Jackson fears the life she’s always known is about to become a memory. The government is purchasing property to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and nearly all the families in Cades Cove have decided to sell. Laurel is determined to save the land her family has lived on for a hundred years. Andrew Brady, the son of a wealthy Virginia congressman, arrives in the Cove to convince the remaining landowners to sell. Sparks fly when he meets Laurel, the outspoken young woman who is determined to thwart his every effort. Will they ever be able to put aside their differences and accept what their hearts already know? In the third and final book in the Smoky Mountain Dreams series, acclaimed author Sandra Robbins brings a dramatic conclusion to the story of the families of Cades Cove.
Author : Grace Muilenburg,Ada Swineford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015014169505
Draws from the study of geography, geology, history, and folklore to tell how a natural mineral resource--a ledge of limestone--became one of the keys to the development of north-central Kansas in the pioneer days.
Author : Maddie Spalding
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680798593
More than 10 million people each year visit the land named for the fog that often wraps around its mountain peaks. Great Smoky Mountains National Park explores the park, including its geology, plant and animal life, the peoples who have called it home, and its main attractions. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : PURD:32754068903479
Author : Horace Kephart
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547123064
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Our Southern Highlanders" by Horace Kephart. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Canada. Department of Railways and Canals,Sandford Fleming
Publisher : Maclean, Roger
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Canada
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033790507
Describes various explorations in the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia.
Author : Sandford Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Railroads
ISBN : OXFORD:N11527877
Author : Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Engineer-in-chief
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IOWA:31858044687840
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045403529