The Jefferson National Forest: An Appalachian Environmental History First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Sarvis, Will (Author) |
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ISBN: 1572338288 ISBN-13: 9781572338289 Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | Historical Geography - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Forests & Rainforests |
Dewey: 333.750 |
LCCN: 2011021566 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.60 lbs) 354 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - Appalachians |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The highland forests of southwestern Virginia were a sacred land to Native Americans and one they relied upon for sustenance. After European contact, this beautiful country drew successive waves of settlers and visitors, and for a brief yet intense period, industrialists rapaciously exploited its timber resources, particularly in the higher elevations where the woodlands had survived the nearby valleys' generations of agricultural use. This is the story of how various peoples have regarded this land over the centuries and how, starting in the early twentieth century, the federal government acquired 700,000 acres of it to create what is now the Jefferson National Forest (JNF). |