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The Wild East explores the social, political, and environmental changes in the Great Smoky Mountains during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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"""Debunks the cherished myth of the Smokies as a pristine wilderness snatched from the brink of destruction to preserve the heritage of the Wild East. Instead, Brown details how the various, often contradictory approaches to managing the park since the 1930s reflect competing notions of how Americans ought to relate to nature.""--Blue Ridge Outdoors  ""Brown brings her story to life with pertinent and insightful oral histories gleaned from the park archives and conducted by the author herself. Recommended to those interested in environmental history, national parks, and all of those who love the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and care about its future.""--Georgia Historical Quarterly"

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Margaret Lynn Brown is professor emeritus of history at Brevard College in North Carolina. She is also an essayist and reviewer.

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