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100 1 Willoughby, Lynn
245 10 Flowing Through Time :|bA History of the Lower
Chattahoochee River
264 1 Tuscaloosa :|bUniversity of Alabama Press,|c1999
264 4 |c©1998
300 1 online resource (249 pages)
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490 1 Chattahoochee Valley Legacy Series
505 0 Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations --
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Ancients -- 2.
The Scramble for Muscogee -- 3. Along the White Frontier -
- 4. A Land of Cotton -- 5. The Civil War Years -- 6.
Moonlight and Magnolias -- 7. Workin' the River -- 8. The
Business of Steamboating -- 9. River Power -- 10. Troubled
Waters -- 11. Will the Water Last? -- Notes --
Bibliography -- Index
520 This handsome, illustrated book chronicles the history of
the Lower Chattahoochee River and the people who lived
along its banks from prehistoric Indian settlement to the
present day. In highly accessible, energetic prose, Lynn
Willoughby takes readers down the Lower Chattahoochee
River and through the centuries. On this journey, the
author begins by examining the first encounters between
Native Americans and European explorers and the
international contest for control of the region in the
17th and 19th centuries.Throughout the book pays
particular attention to the Chattahoochee's crucial role
in the economic development of the area. In the early to
mid-nineteenth century--the beginning of the age of the
steamboat and a period of rapid growth for towns along the
river--the river was a major waterway for the cotton
trade. The centrality of the river to commerce is
exemplified by the Confederacy's efforts to protect it
from Federal forces during the Civil War. Once railroads
and highways took the place of river travel, the economic
importance of the river shifted to the building of dams
and power plants. This subsequently led to the expansion
of the textile industry. In the last three decades, the
river has been the focus of environmental concerns and the
subject of "water wars" because of the rapid growth of
Atlanta. Written for the armchair historian and the
scholar, the book provides the first comprehensive social,
economic, and environmental history of this important
Alabama-Georgia-Florida river. Historic photographs and
maps help bring the river's fascinating story to life.
588 Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other
sources
590 Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access
may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated
libraries
650 0 Rivers -- Chattahoochee River Valley --
History.;Chattahoochee River -- History.;Chattahoochee
River Valley -- History
655 4 Electronic books
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830 0 Chattahoochee Valley Legacy Series
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