Sawyer, Roy T.

America's Wetland : An Environmental and Cultural History of Tidewater Virginia and North Carolina. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages)

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Ice-Age Enclave -- 2 Relict Fauna -- 3 Water's Environmental Facets -- 4 Period of European Colonization -- 5 Agricultural History -- 6 Sturgeon, Herring, and Other Fisheries -- 7 Antebellum Golden Age: Transportation Canals -- 8 African American Experience -- 9 Armed Conflict: A Recurring Theme -- 10 Intracoastal Waterways: War Canals -- 11 Forests Then and Now -- 12 Droughts and Forest Fires -- 13 From Peat Mining to Wildlife Refuges -- 14 Lost Heritage: Last River Highway -- 15 Urbanization and Depopulation -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

In so doing, he explores the effects of hurricanes, droughts, forest fires, and ice ages of the past--and anticipates, in this age of global warming, natural events that may be still to come.

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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.


Electronic books.

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