Through the mountains : the French Broad River and time / John E. Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, John E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French Broad River (N.C. and Tenn.).

French Broad River Valley (N.C. and Tenn.)--History.

French Broad River Valley (N.C. and Tenn.).

North Carolina--History.

North Carolina.

History.

Tennessee--History.

Tennessee.

United States--French Broad River.

United States--French Broad River Valley.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2021]

Summary:

"John Ross has written an update to Wilma Dykeman's The French Broad, bringing the river's story into the present day. Two generations have passed since the publication of Dykeman's landmark environmental history, and during the intervening years scholars have learned a great deal more about the watershed's geology, climate, and archaeology. Dykeman had memorably asked what the river meant to the people living in the watershed. Ross extends her question by exploring how the river will sustain people in the future given the fourteen-thousand-year history newly elucidated in this text"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One. The Headwaters

Two. Cherokee (DhBSc®), the Principal People

Three. Conquistadors

Four. A Land Unsettled

Five. Eden of the Mountains

Six. Where There's Water

Seven. Uncivil War in the Mountains

Eight. The Weed, the Doctor, and the Iron Horse

Nine. Morning Greets the Watershed

Ten. Hardwoods, Hides, and Over Here

Eleven. Promise and Peril

Twelve. Rivers of Resilience

Thirteen. The Planners' Paradox.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ross, John E. Through the mountains.

ISBN:

9781621906636

1621906639

OCLC:

1228006518