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America's wetland : an environmental and cultural history of tidewater Virginia and North Carolina / Roy T. Sawyer.

Author/creator Sawyer, Roy T.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoCharlottesville, Va. : University of Virginia Press, 2010.
Descriptionviii, 260 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Wetland ecology--Virginia --Atlantic Coast.
Wetland ecology--North Carolina --Atlantic Coast.
Drainage--Environmental aspects --Virginia --Atlantic Coast.
Drainage--Environmental aspects --North Carolina --Atlantic Coast.
Climatic changes--Virginia --Atlantic Coast.
Climatic changes--North Carolina --Atlantic Coast.
Atlantic Coast (Va.)--Environmental conditions.
Atlantic Coast (N.C.)--Environmental conditions.
Contents Ice-age enclave -- Relict fauna -- Water's environmental facets -- Period of European colonization -- Agricultural history -- Sturgeon, herring, and other fisheries -- Antebellum golden age : transportation canals -- African American experience -- Armed conflict : a recurring theme -- Intracoastal waterways : war canals -- Forests then and now -- Droughts and forest fires -- From peat mining to wildlife refuges -- Lost heritage : last river highway -- Urbanization and depopulation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.
LCCN 2009039565
ISBN9780813929217 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813929210 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813929699 (e-book)
ISBN0813929695 (e-book)

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