The Undying Past Of Shenandoah National Park

Author : Darwin Lambert
Publisher : Roberts Rinehart
ISBN 13 : 1461663989
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Undying Past of Shenandoah National Park written by Darwin Lambert and published by Roberts Rinehart. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of this national park written in conjunction with its 50th anniversary.

Author : Katrina M. Powell
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813928532
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Answer at Once" written by Katrina M. Powell and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the Commonwealth of Virginia's Public Park Condemnation Act of 1928, the state surveyed for and acquired three thousand tracts of land that would become Shenandoah National Park. The Commonwealth condemned the homes of five hundred families so that their land could be "donated" to the federal government and placed under the auspices of the National Park Service. Prompted by the condemnation of their land, the residents began writing letters to National Park and other government officials to negotiate their rights and to request various services, property, and harvests. Typically represented in the popular media as lawless, illiterate, and incompetent, these mountaineers prove themselves otherwise in this poignant collection of letters. The history told by the residents themselves both adds to and counters the story that is generally accepted about them. These letters are housed in the Shenandoah National Park archives in Luray, Virginia, which was opened briefly to the public from 2000 to 2002, but then closed due to lack of funding. This selection of roughly 150 of these letters, in their entirety, makes these documents available again not only to the public but also to scholars, researchers, and others interested in the region's history, in the politics of the park, and in the genealogy of the families. Supplementing the letters are introductory text, photographs, annotation, and oral histories that further document the lives of these individuals.

Author : Sue Eisenfeld
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803265395
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( 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 214 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. Purchase the audio edition.

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 : Carolyn Reeder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shenandoah Heritage written by Carolyn Reeder and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shenandoah National Park is in parts of the following Virginia counties: Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, and Warren.

Author : Robert L. Badger
Publisher : Falcon Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781560446910
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geology Along Skyline Drive written by Robert L. Badger and published by Falcon Guides. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for visitors to Shenandoah National Park who appreciate the natural beauty of the park and want to learn about the fascinating geologic features. Readily observable geologic features are discussed at twenty-six different localities, twenty-five of which are accessible form Skyline Drive. Such features include the roots of the massive mountain chain that existed here one billion years ago, volcanic rocks, beach sands and their fossils, and a large fault associated with uplift of the Appalachian Mountains. Robert Badger has been studying geology in and around Shenandoah National Park since the early 1980's, first as a graduate student and more recently as professor of geology at the State University of New York in Postsdam.

Author : Roger L. Di Silvestro
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802778445
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands written by Roger L. Di Silvestro and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the 26th President's turbulent years spent as a rancher in the Dakota Territory Badlands reveals how his experiences shaped his subsequent values as a conservationist and his role in influencing national perspectives on wildlife and the cattle industry. 30,000 first printing.

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 : Michelle Pugh
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811713660
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love at First Hike written by Michelle Pugh and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When recent graduate Michelle Pugh sets out to fulfill a childhood dream of hiking the A.T. from start to finish, she enjoys the bliss of being surrounded by nature, the peacefulness of small trail towns, and the companionship of fellow hikers. Unexpectedly, against the backdrop of wind-swept mountains, tranquil valleys, and breathtaking sunsets, she experienced a blossoming romance. But after an unavoidable injury forces her off the trail, she fears her dream of reaching Katahdin—and of maintaining her new relationship—will be gone. Little did she know what the future held.

Author : Matt Heid
Publisher : Wilderness Press
ISBN 13 : 0899977812
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Hikes in Northern California written by Matt Heid and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 101 Hikes in Northern California by Matt Heid benefits readers by narrowing down the multitude of options for hiking in Northern California to the very best of the best adventures. It is distinct from other similar guidebooks in that it covers the northern two-thirds of the state, including nearly the entirety of the Sierra Nevadas south to Kings Canyon National Park, and the entire Big Sur region along the coast south to Silver Peak Wilderness. It also provides significant geographic diversity: hikes are spread out across the entire region. No matter where you are in northern California, you can find a hike in the book within a short drive. The guide is unique in the amount of natural history information it provides, especially the geologic stories of the featured destinations. It provides not just the essential directions for completing a hike, it enhances the experience by telling the story of how the landscape came to be the way it is.