| The Great Forest: An Appalachian Story Contributor(s): Buxton, Barry M. (Editor), Gray, Sam (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1469638436 ISBN-13: 9781469638430 Publisher: Appalachian State University OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1985 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Forests & Rainforests - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 6" W x 9" (0.28 lbs) 76 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The very ancient Eastern forest of North America is characterized by an extraordinary variety of plants, animals, and human communities. Barry M. Buxton refers to this diverse area as the Great Forest in his book A Great Forest: An Appalachian Story, published in 1985. Buxton examines the natural and cultural landscape of the Appalachian region, and provides a detailed history of the area. In order to study the ecology of the forest, he includes a narrative of the people behind the forest and how they have impacted and changed the landscape. |
Contributor Bio(s): Buxton, Barry M.: - Barry M. Buxton has been a teacher, researcher, publisher, editor, and community leader with extensive international experience. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. Currently Buxton serves as the president of Lees-McRae College. Prior to his tenure at Lees-McRae, he served as the Vice President of Special Projects at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Buxton has also served as president of various science and history museums in North Carolina, Texas, and Georgia. During the 1980s, he served as Executive Director of the sixteen-member Appalachian Consortium Press. |