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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.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. p. vii
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  1. List of Illustrations
  2. p. ix
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xiii
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  1. Introduction: "Once There Were Rivers"
  2. pp. 1-6
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  1. 1. The Alabama Invaded
  2. pp. 7-18
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  1. 2. Englishmen, Indians, and Americans
  2. pp. 19-30
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  1. 3. The War for the Alabama
  2. pp. 31-41
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  1. 4. Settling the Alabama
  2. pp. 42-58
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  1. 5. The Age of the Alabama: Life along the River
  2. pp. 59-72
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  1. 6. The Age of the Alabama: Life on the River
  2. pp. 73-86
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  1. 7. The Orline St. John
  2. pp. 87-97
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  1. 8. Alabama's Last Frontier: The Coosa and the Tallapoosa
  2. pp. 98-109
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  1. 9. The Alabama in Transition
  2. pp. 110-121
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  1. 10. The Rivers at War
  2. pp. 122-139
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  1. 11. The War Comes to an End; the Coosa Comes of Age
  2. pp. 140-156
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  1. 12. End of the Golden Age
  2. pp. 157-172
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  1. 13. Putting "Loafing Streams" to Work
  2. pp. 173-190
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  1. 14. Hard Times, Better Times
  2. pp. 191-207
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  1. 15. Reviving the Rivers
  2. pp. 208-222
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  1. 16. Fencing the River with Smokestacks
  2. pp. 223-240
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  1. Epilogue: "Pissing in the Rain Barrel"
  2. pp. 241-246
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 247-286
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  1. Bibliographical Essay
  2. pp. 287-294
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 295-300
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