Flowing Through Time

Flowing Through Time
Author :
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 249
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780817357252
ISBN-13 : 0817357254
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Flowing Through Time by : Lynn Willoughby

Download or read book Flowing Through Time written by Lynn Willoughby and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2012-05-23 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handsome, illustrated book chronicles the history of the Lower Chattahoochee River and the people who lived along its banks from prehistoric Indian settlement to the present day. In highly accessible, energetic prose, Lynn Willoughby takes readers down the Lower Chattahoochee River and through the centuries. On this journey, the author begins by examining the first encounters between Native Americans and European explorers and the international contest for control of the region in the 17th and 19th centuries.Throughout the book pays particular attention to the Chattahoochee's crucial role in the economic development of the area. In the early to mid-nineteenth century--the beginning of the age of the steamboat and a period of rapid growth for towns along the river--the river was a major waterway for the cotton trade. The centrality of the river to commerce is exemplified by the Confederacy's efforts to protect it from Federal forces during the Civil War. Once railroads and highways took the place of river travel, the economic importance of the river shifted to the building of dams and power plants. This subsequently led to the expansion of the textile industry. In the last three decades, the river has been the focus of environmental concerns and the subject of "water wars" because of the rapid growth of Atlanta. Written for the armchair historian and the scholar, the book provides the first comprehensive social, economic, and environmental history of this important Alabama-Georgia-Florida river. Historic photographs and maps help bring the river's fascinating story to life.


Flowing Through Time Related Books

Flowing Through Time
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Lynn Willoughby
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-23 - Publisher: University of Alabama Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This handsome, illustrated book chronicles the history of the Lower Chattahoochee River and the people who lived along its banks from prehistoric Indian settlem
Life Lines Flowing Through Time
Language: en
Pages: 69
Authors: Vivian Carole Gass
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-02-21 - Publisher: WestBow Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This collection of poems covers several categories – lyric, narrative, pastoral, elegy, limerick (“On a Day Like Today in a Year Long Ago”) and an ode (�
A Book That Takes Its Time
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Irene Smit
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-10-03 - Publisher: Workman Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Take time to breathe. Take time to create. Take time to reflect, take time to let go. A book that’s unique in the way it mixes reading and doing, A Book That
A FLOWING THROUGH TOO
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors: David Esling
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-07-08 - Publisher: Balboa Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This second book by David Esling is a worthy companion for its predecessor “A FLOWING THROUGH”. We read again the narrative of a teacher’s creative approa
Supporting Learning Flow Through Integrative Technologies
Language: en
Pages: 692
Authors: Tsukasa Hirashima
Categories: Computers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: IOS Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Contains a range of issues related to using information technology for learning. This book indicates a move from local support of specific learning activities t