History of Mt. Mitchell and the Black Mountains: Exploration, Development, and Preservation
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History of Mt. Mitchell and the Black Mountains: Exploration, Development, and Preservation
EN USISBN: 0865262187 bzw. 9780865262188, in Englisch, North Carolina Division of Archives and History, gebraucht.
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americas,history,state and local, Although only fifteen miles in length, the Black Mountain range of the Appalachians is the highest mountain range in the eastern United States. The range has a diverse ecology with plants and animals usually found in the northern United States. The area became a tourist destination in the antebellum period. Heavily deforested in the late nineteenth century, the range was the site of the nation's first natural resources preservation movement in the early twentieth century.Chapter subjects include: initial habitations by Native Americans and settlers, earliest scientific explorations, scientist Elisha Mitchell's exploration of the range, developing tourism in the 1850s, the Clingman-Mitchell highest peak controversy, the geographic explorations of Arnold Guyot, exploitation and preservation at the turn of the century, and the return of tourism.
americas,history,state and local, Although only fifteen miles in length, the Black Mountain range of the Appalachians is the highest mountain range in the eastern United States. The range has a diverse ecology with plants and animals usually found in the northern United States. The area became a tourist destination in the antebellum period. Heavily deforested in the late nineteenth century, the range was the site of the nation's first natural resources preservation movement in the early twentieth century.Chapter subjects include: initial habitations by Native Americans and settlers, earliest scientific explorations, scientist Elisha Mitchell's exploration of the range, developing tourism in the 1850s, the Clingman-Mitchell highest peak controversy, the geographic explorations of Arnold Guyot, exploitation and preservation at the turn of the century, and the return of tourism.
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A History of Mt. Mitchell and the Black Mountains
EN NWISBN: 9780865262188 bzw. 0865262187, in Englisch, North Carolina Office of Archives & History, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, in-stock.
The Black Mountain range of the Appalachians is the highest mountain range in the eastern United States and has a diverse ecology with plants and animals usually found much further north. Heavily deforested in the late nineteenth century, the range was the site of the nation's first natural resources preservation movement in the early 20th century. Subjects discussed include intitial habitations by scientist Elisha Mitchell's exploration of the range, developing tourism in the 1850s, the Clingman-Mitchell highest peak controversy, and geographic explorations of Arnold Guyot, exploitation and preservation at the turn of the 20th century, and the return of tourism.
The Black Mountain range of the Appalachians is the highest mountain range in the eastern United States and has a diverse ecology with plants and animals usually found much further north. Heavily deforested in the late nineteenth century, the range was the site of the nation's first natural resources preservation movement in the early 20th century. Subjects discussed include intitial habitations by scientist Elisha Mitchell's exploration of the range, developing tourism in the 1850s, the Clingman-Mitchell highest peak controversy, and geographic explorations of Arnold Guyot, exploitation and preservation at the turn of the 20th century, and the return of tourism.
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History of Mt. Mitchell and the Black Mountains: Exploration, Development and Preservation
~EN PB USISBN: 9780865262188 bzw. 0865262187, vermutlich in Englisch, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
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Softcover book. Published by North Carolina Division of Archives & History.
Softcover book. Published by North Carolina Division of Archives & History.
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