Overview

This updated edition of the 1979 original covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from damming in the 1970s. The grassroots movement emphasized the river's cultural and historical value rather than narrow environmental issues and became one of the great victories of the environmental movement. This edition also includes a new epilogue examining the current ecological status of the New River and the ongoing impact of the original conservation efforts in the face of new environmental threats. The 1979 edition won the Weatherford Award presented by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association.

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Author:   Thomas J. Schoenbaum ,  R.Seth Woodard
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780786428380

ISBN 10:   0786428384
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   08 March 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments (1979)      Foreword by Sam J. Ervin Jr. (1979)      Preface to the New Edition      Introduction from the 1979 Edition      1. The River and the Valley: Geology and Prehistory      2. The New River in the Old West: Conflict and Settlement      3. The Lost Provinces      4. “Progress” Comes to the New River: Phase of the Blue Ridge Project      5. Another Green Light for Blue Ridge      6. The Scenic River Strategy      7. Counterattack in Court      8. The People Unite      9. False Hopes and a New Defeat      10. The New River Like It Is      Epilogue from the 1979 Edition      Epilogue to the New Edition: The New River Valley Since 1976 by R. Seth Woodard      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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an overdue update of the 1979 original covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from a massive TVA like claim proposed in the 1960s --Appalachian Voice.

“an overdue update of the 1979 original covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from a massive TVA like claim proposed in the 1960s”—Appalachian Voice.

Author Information

Thomas J. Schoenbaum is research professor at George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. He is the author of many books and articles on legal and international topics. R. Seth Woodard is a fisherman and author who holds history degrees from Appalachian State University (BA) and Virginia Tech (MA). He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sam J. Ervin, Jr., was a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974.

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