Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River
Author:   Anne Melyn Cassebaum
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786459483


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   21 April 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River


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North Carolina's Haw River has a rich geographic, ecological and cultural history, tracked here from its source to its confluence with the Atlantic Ocean. From grinding mills to algae science, this popular history features interviews with mill owners and workers, archaeologists, environmentalists, farmers, water treatment managers and many others whose lives have been connected to this river. Additionally, it explores life on the river's banks and humans' place in its rich ecology.

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Author:   Anne Melyn Cassebaum
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.422kg
ISBN:  

9780786459483


ISBN 10:   0786459484
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   21 April 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments      Introduction      1. From Seep to Swamp—Forsyth, Guilford Counties      2. Streaming, Swamping Haw—Guilford, Rockingham Counties      3. Cotton Mill River—Alamance County      4. Water Power and Whitewater—Chatham County      5. Jordan Lake—Chatham County      6. Coastal River to the Sea—Chatham, Lee, Harnett, Cumberland, Bladen, Columbus, Pender, Brunswick and New Hanover Counties      Appendix: Citizen Organizations Working for the Health of the Haw      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Anne Melyn Cassebaum is associate professor emerita at Elon University where she taught writing, environmental and American literature for 25 years. She serves on the board of the Haw River Assembly and lives in Alamance County, North Carolina.

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