Roan Mountain: A Passage of TimeFrom Andre Michaux, John Muir, and other early explorers, to General John T. Wilder and the developers, from the Roan’s inexplicable “balds” to the lush forests of its “Canadian zone,” here is the story of one of the best-loved places in the Southern Appalachians. This new edition contains over 30 historical photographs not previously published. New chapters added to the book tell of intriguing new biological discoveries, notable historical visitors, and the findings of the author’s research conducted since the first edition was published in 1991. |
Contents
Geography | 1 |
General John T Wilder Collection | 3 |
Flora and Fauna | 23 |
Early Days | 43 |
General John T Wilder | 60 |
Logging | 113 |
The Park | 125 |
M Brown Collection | 132 |
W Mackie Collection | 160 |
The Work of the Southern Appalachian National | 164 |
John Muir on the Roan | 177 |
John Muir Papers HoltAtherton Department of Special Collections | 181 |
An Historical Gathering | 184 |
In the Natural World | 191 |
Courtesy of Dr Matthew Rowe | 198 |
Authors Collection | 206 |
top bottom 8 9 10 bottom 12 top 13 top bottom 14 15 top 18 | 141 |
Introduction to 1999 Edition | 152 |
Courtesy of Clinchfield Railroad Collection | 153 |
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Common terms and phrases
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