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- Rivers of History: Life on the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
summary
The story of the people of the Alabama River system
Four streams make up the Alabama River system, the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama. Together they flow for more than 900 miles, through some of the most historic regions of the state. This book looks at the way these streams have shaped the lives of the people who lived along them, and how, in turn, people have used the rivers to their own ends.
This is the story of the people of the Alabama River system: the Indians, traders, steamboatmen, passengers, slaves, loggers, "deadheaders", divers, river rats, fishermen, industrial giants, factory workers, business boosters, environmentalists, and those who simply love the rivers because of something that seems to have been a part of them from the first time they saw the water flowing. This is a book for and about these people. They, and the rivers, are the main characters in the story.
Four streams make up the Alabama River system, the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama. Together they flow for more than 900 miles, through some of the most historic regions of the state. This book looks at the way these streams have shaped the lives of the people who lived along them, and how, in turn, people have used the rivers to their own ends.
This is the story of the people of the Alabama River system: the Indians, traders, steamboatmen, passengers, slaves, loggers, "deadheaders", divers, river rats, fishermen, industrial giants, factory workers, business boosters, environmentalists, and those who simply love the rivers because of something that seems to have been a part of them from the first time they saw the water flowing. This is a book for and about these people. They, and the rivers, are the main characters in the story.
Table of Contents
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- 1. The Alabama Invaded
- pp. 7-18
- 3. The War for the Alabama
- pp. 31-41
- 4. Settling the Alabama
- pp. 42-58
- 7. The Orline St. John
- pp. 87-97
- 9. The Alabama in Transition
- pp. 110-121
- 10. The Rivers at War
- pp. 122-139
- 12. End of the Golden Age
- pp. 157-172
- 13. Putting "Loafing Streams" to Work
- pp. 173-190
- 14. Hard Times, Better Times
- pp. 191-207
- 15. Reviving the Rivers
- pp. 208-222
- 16. Fencing the River with Smokestacks
- pp. 223-240
- Epilogue: "Pissing in the Rain Barrel"
- pp. 241-246
- Bibliographical Essay
- pp. 287-294
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817390273
Related ISBN(s)
9780817307714
MARC Record
OCLC
967589082
Pages
316
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-05
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1995