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This title in other formats:Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History of the Highest Peaks in Eastern Americaby Timothy Silver
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Each year, thousands of tourists visit Mount Mitchell, the most prominent feature of North Carolina's Black Mountain range and the highest peak in the eastern United States. From Native Americans and early explorers to land speculators and conservationists, people have long been drawn to this rugged region. Timothy Silver explores the long and complicated history of the Black Mountains, drawing on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker and fly fisherman. He chronicles the geological and environmental forces that created this intriguing landscape, then traces its history of environmental change and human intervention from the days of Indian-European contact to today. Among the many tales Silver recounts is that of Elisha Mitchell, the renowned geologist and University of North Carolina professor for whom Mount Mitchell is named, who fell to his death there in 1857. But nature's stories--of forest fires, chestnut blight, competition among plants and animals, insect invasions, and, most recently, airborne toxins and acid rain--are also part of Silver's narrative, making it the first history of the Appalachians in which the natural world gets equal time with human history. It is only by understanding the dynamic between these two forces, Silver says, that we can begin to protect the Black Mountains for future generations. Review:It delights me that Timothy Silver covers the early history involving Dr. Elisha Mitchell and others, as well as the recent scientific research by Dr. Robert Bruck dealing with air pollution that damages forests, streams, and human health. The book is thorough and well done.(Hugh Morton) Review:This book is both a major contribution to our regional literature and a model of what an "environmental history" can and should be. (Christopher Camuto, author of A Fly Fisherman's Blue Ridge) Review:Silver portrays the majestic environmental history of Mount Mitchell as set within the deep history of the Appalachian Mountains and the varied, often unanticipated ways that nature and humanity have jointly shaped the region. (Carolyn Merchant, author of The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology, and the Scientific Revolution) About the AuthorTimothy Silver is professor of history at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. His previous books include A New Face on the Countryside: Indians, Colonists, and Slaves in South Atlantic Forests, 1500-1800. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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