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The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe! With this series all about geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the world…and right in their own backyards. ... Read more

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Recommended to Anyone Interested in Wetland Ecology!
For my M.S. degree in wetland ecology in 2001, I studied the impacts of channelization and sedimentation on the Middle Fork of the Forked Deer River in West Tennessee--one of the river systems discussed by Mr. Johnson.At the time, I thought "someone should really write a book about this."Finally, someone has given voice to the problems plaguing the rivers in our state.I'm thrilled to see this book in print, and even more thrilled to read it!This topic touches my soul, as well as my scientific interest, as I have witnessed first-hand the impacts on the natural resources and on the people who live hand-in-hand with the wetlands and rivers in West Tennessee.I identified my very first Prothonotary warbler in the Hatchie River bottoms, learned to drive a Go-Devil in Reelfoot Lake, and caught my first Sunfish in the rivers of West Tennessee.I highly recommend it & think it should be required reading for anyone studying wetlands in the south.

story finally told
Finally someone has told the true the story of the devastation of the West Tennesee river system - a major player in the complex hydraudics of theMississippi, our major river in the US. The pork barrel politics, the bureaucratic boondoggles are all here- and best of all, the author has proposed a solution that may just bring us back to somewhere near normal.

Rivers Under Siege
Rivers Under Siege provides a detailed description of how government agencies, farm interest and politicians forced a 225 mile river channelization (ditching) and wetland drainage project on the public. Jim Johnson, the author, then explains how conservationists fought the project to a halt over a 30 year period. Yet over time, efforts to resolve the destructive project brought harmony and then tremendous rift even between conservation interest.To date the project has destroyed 122 miles of beautiful rivers and over 100,000 acres of wetlands. For now the terrible project is stopped but political scheming could start it again. This book describes one diasterous project but hundreds of similar projects have occurred at other locations along the Mississippi River drainage. Johnson's book relates his personal experience in this saga and is instructive to those who face similar situations. ... Read more

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Put kids on the road to discovery with the series that brings the United States to life, state by exciting state. It's all here - the history and geography, the people and culture, plus colorful photos, entertaining extras, easy recipes, and so much more. For an armchair tour of the U.S., from sea to shining sea, nothing beats these marvelous books - except maybe a tour guide! ... Read more

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Chapters: Hampton, Tennessee, Natchez Trace State Park, Vollintine Hills Historic District, Snail Shell Cave, Pinson, Tennessee, Chucalissa Indian Village, Halls Crossroads, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, T. O. Fuller State Park, Nickajack, Durhamville, Tennessee, National Civil Rights Museum, Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, Newfound Gap, Cumberland Mountains, Unaka Range, Millington Regional Jetport, Sango, Tennessee, Warriors' Path State Park, Blair, Tennessee, Corona, Tennessee, Cohutta Wilderness, Mckellar-Sipes Regional Airport, Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park, Emory River, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, Cypress Inn, Tennessee, Gladeville, Tennessee, Statesville, Tennessee, President's Island, Wheat, Tennessee, Smyrna Airport, East South Central States, Fulton, Tennessee, Outlaw Field, Henry Horton State Park, Beech River, Powell River, Raleigh, Memphis, Rock Island, Tennessee, Cooper-Young, Memphis, Oakfield, Tennessee, Norene, Tennessee, Kyles Ford, Tennessee, Nashville Basin, Apison, Tennessee, Hickory Hill, Memphis, Center Hill Lake, Bald Mountains, Laguardo, Tennessee, Joelton, Tennessee, Uptown, Memphis, Hubbard's Cave, Big South Fork of the Cumberland River, Eva, Tennessee, Telford, Tennessee, Limestone, Tennessee, Mcminn County Airport, Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee, Madison, Tennessee, Hardwick Field, Douglas Lake, Mimosa, Tennessee, Granville, Tennessee, High Point Terrace, Memphis, Ravenscroft, Tennessee, Robertsville, Tennessee, Eidson, Tennessee, Dallas Bay Skypark, Counce, Tennessee, Tuckers Crossroads, Tennessee, Moore-Murrell Airport, Ellington Airport, Walling, Tennessee, Piney River, Wilder, Tennessee, Trade, Tennessee, Perry County Airport, William L. Whitehurst Field, Plunkett Creek, Franklin County Airport, Pickwick Lake, Quebeck, Tennessee, Paris Landing State Park, Suggs Creek, Tennessee, Winn Springs, Tennessee, Olivehill, Tennessee, Belinda City, Tennessee, Bicentennial Mall State Park, Big ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18895126 ... Read more

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Chapters: Old City, Flynn Creek Crater, Tag Corner, Wells Creek Crater. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Old City is located at the northeast corner of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. Its boundaries, while not completely defined, correspond roughly with the Jackson Avenue Warehouse District, a National Register historic district. Presently, the Old City is known as an offbeat urban neighborhood, home to several unique restaurants, bars, clubs, and shops. There is also a smattering of small offices and apartments. A few older businesses have continued their operations in the Old City. John H. Daniel Building. Intersection of South Central Street and West Jackson Avenue. Patrick Sullivan's is currently a pub. During Knoxville's early days, Patrick Sullivan's was also reportedly a brothel. Some of the Old City's apartments are located behind businesses that face the main streets. This alley off of South Central Street is home to several apartments. Now considered the "club district" of Knoxville (currently no strip clubs), the Old City is generally made up of warehouses, buildings of light industrial use, and a small historically commercial strip along South Central Street. Several railroad lines, originally part of the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, run through the northern edge of the district. Trains pass through often on the main line on a grade crossing over Central Street, and still serve at least one factory in the neighborhood. White Lily Flour, a long-established and rather famous operation, is in the process (2008) of being shut down. Lays's Meats, at The Old City's eastern edge, is still in operation as a slaughterhouse and packing house for hogs and cattle. The whistle of a train is a familiar noise in the Old City. Manufactu...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9882953 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on August 1, 2008. The length of the article is 586 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Appalachian Aspirations: The Geography of Urbanization and Development in the Upper Tennessee River Valley, 1865-1900.(Book review)
Author: Rebecca Bailey
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2008
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 74Issue: 3Page: 776(2)

Article Type: Book review

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