Lost Trails And Forgotten People

Author : Tom Floyd
Publisher : Appalachian Trail Conference
ISBN 13 : 9780915746989
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Trails and Forgotten People written by Tom Floyd and published by Appalachian Trail Conference. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jones Mountain, in Shenandoah National Park, has two sites of prehistoric Indian camps, more than 20 former homesites, old cemeteries, distillery works, mill sites, and abandoned railroad lines and logging roads. This book is the story of the mountain and the people who lived there, left their mark, and died there.

Author : Sue Eisenfeld
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803265409
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shenandoah written by Sue Eisenfeld and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fifteen years Sue Eisenfeld hiked in Shenandoah National Park in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, unaware of the tragic history behind the creation of the park. In this travel narrative, she tells the story of her on-the-ground discovery of the relics and memories a few thousand mountain residents left behind when the government used eminent domain to kick the people off their land to create the park. With historic maps and notes from hikers who explored before her, Eisenfeld and her husband hike, backpack, and bushwhack the hills and the hollows of this beloved but misbegotten place, searching for stories. Descendants recount memories of their ancestors "grieving themselves to death," and they continue to speak of their people's displacement from the land as an untold national tragedy. Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and Betrayal is Eisenfeld's personal journey into the park's hidden past based on her off-trail explorations. She describes the turmoil of residents' removal as well as the human face of the government officials behind the formation of the park. In this conflict between conservation for the benefit of a nation and private land ownership, she explores her own complicated personal relationship with the park--a relationship she would not have without the heartbreak of the thousands of people removed from their homes.

Author : Carolyn Reeder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shenandoah Secrets written by Carolyn Reeder and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Wolfsinger Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781942450023
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Trails: Forgotten Tales of the Weird West written by Various Authors and published by Wolfsinger Pub. This book was released on 2015-09-13 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ah, the "Western frontier"! We learned all about it as children. We learned it was full of brave white American pioneer men killing the native inhabitants, who didn't realize the land they'd occupied for millennia belonged to the newcomers. We learned it was full of heroic white American gunmen shooting each other in high noon standoffs. Those few characters who didn't fit the above roles were generally helpless Mexican peasants; treacherous Mexican bandits; or the occasional rancher's wife, school marm, or prostitute. Omitted from the history lessons and the movies and TV shows were-the whole wide world. Well pull up a seat next to the fire and we'll tell you those stories-follow the Lost Trails of those who were omitted as they tell us their stories of the Weird West.

Author : Matthew Marchon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537108209
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Acadia You Haven't Seen written by Matthew Marchon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (color copies available for $14.99 at www.matthewmarchon.weebly.com) A hiking guide like no other. This isn't technical jargon, this is your friend telling you how to get to the crazy places he visits. And now you can visit them too. The abandoned trails and forgotten places of Acadia National Park. Follow me as we explore ancient sea caves high on mountainsides. Sit in the mist of secret waterfalls. Stand amongst the ruins of long lost buildings and see what those who came before us saw. Walk their paths. Dangle from stone stairways atop massive cliffs. Follow nameless streams and drink from springs. Crawl beneath boulders and through caves and see what the millions who pass through this park every year fail to see. Experience Acadia National Park the way it was meant to be experienced, like it never has before. This is the Acadia you haven't seen.

Author : David Lillard
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811726726
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appalachian Trail Names written by David Lillard and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise, alphabetical, backpack-friendly guide explains the origins of some 1100 place names hikers come across as they make their way along the Appalachian Trail. Filled with fascinating facts, surprising stories, and colourful trivia, it also offers insight into the AT's long and legendary history, as well as the history of the wilderness preservation movement, and of the country itself.

Author : David Lillard
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811710661
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Appalachian Trail written by David Lillard and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 46 day hikes and overnight trips in Virginia and West Virginia Complete with elevation profiles, topographic maps, descriptions of terrain, and notes on landmarks, side trails, and shelters Includes directions to trailheads and information on available parking Completely revised and updated to reflect recent trail changes Indexes sort the hikes by difficulty and length

Author : Russ Manning
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594852898
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 75 Hikes in Virginia Shenandoah National Park, 2nd Edition written by Russ Manning and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2000-03-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * 75 trails and 70 scenic overlooks in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park * Guidebook includes maps and hiking descriptions Shenandoah National Park lies along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains of northeast Virginia, encompassing 196,000 acres, including 80,000 acres of federally designated wilderness. The trails in this thorough guidebook will take hikers along the peaks of the Blue Ridge, past waterfalls, and down into lush canyons. In addition to the detailed trail descriptions, you'll find information about park history, plants and animals, geology, and human history, plus some highlights of the 105-mile Skyline Drive.

Author : Sarah Mittlefehldt
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295804882
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tangled Roots written by Sarah Mittlefehldt and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society and a place apart from human ideas and institutions. But as environmental historian—and thru-hiker—Sarah Mittlefehldt argues, the trail is also a conduit for community engagement and a model for public-private cooperation and environmental stewardship. In Tangled Roots, Mittlefehldt tells the story of the trail’s creation. The project was one of the first in which the National Park Service attempted to create public wilderness space within heavily populated, privately owned lands. Originally a regional grassroots endeavor, under federal leadership the trail project retained unprecedented levels of community involvement. As citizen volunteers came together and entered into conversation with the National Parks Service, boundaries between “local” and “nonlocal,” “public” and “private,” “amateur” and “expert” frequently broke down. Today, as Mittlefehldt tells us, the Appalachian Trail remains an unusual hybrid of public and private efforts and an inspiring success story of environmental protection. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFyhuGqbCGc

Author : Darwin Lambert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0911797572
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Undying Past of Shenandoah National Park written by Darwin Lambert and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1989 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of this national park written in conjunction with its 50th anniversary.