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1 online resource (381 pages) |
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Note on Territorial Designations; Introduction; 1. Prehistoric Southwestern Virginia; 2. Agricultural Settlers; 3. Turnpikes and Romance in the Mountains; 4. Industrial Logging Discovers Appalachia; 5. JNF and the Rise of National Conservation; 6. The Depression Era; 7. World War II and Postwar Transitions; 8. The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area; 9. From Commodity Interests to Ecological Forestry; 10. Cultural Resources; 11. Sacred Land; 12. Old Commons Meets the New; Epilogue |
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Appendix A: Pioneer Forest: A Case Study in Modern Selective Forest Management; Appendix B: Payment in Lieu of Taxes; Appendix C: Miscellaneous Statistics and Recent Budget Data; Notes; Source Materials; Index |
| Summary |
The highland forests of southwestern Virginia were a sacred land to Native Americans and one they relied upon for sustenance. After European contact, this beautiful country drew successive waves of settlers and visitors, and for a brief yet intense period, industrialists rapaciously exploited its timber resources, particularly in the higher elevations where the woodlands had survived the nearby valleys' generations of agricultural use. This is the story of how various peoples have regarded this land over the centuries and how, starting in the early twentieth century, the federal gove |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-343) and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Forest reserves -- Virginia.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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SCIENCE -- General.
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Forest reserves
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| SUBJECT |
Jefferson National Forest. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004108
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United States -- Jefferson National Forest
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Virginia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011021566 |
| ISBN |
9781572338371 |
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1572338377 |
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9781572338289 |
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1572338288 |
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9786613276469 |
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6613276464 |
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