Tennessee River and Northwest Alabama

Tennessee River and Northwest Alabama

$23.99

Publication Date: 1st October 2018

This pictorial history illustrates the Tennessee River's influence on Northwest Alabama and people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history.

For centuries, the Tennessee River has shaped the lives of northwest Alabamians. Native peoples made their homes on its shores, living on the rich resources found in its waters and on its banks. Early Europeans and Americans recognized the river's importance in connecting east with west, although traveling the 40-mile stretch of rocky shoals between present-day Decatur and Florence was difficult. Overcom... Read More

Format: Paperback
99999 in stock
 More payment options
🚛 Ground shipping arrival between Wednesday, February 26 and Tuesday, March 04.

Free returns. Free Economy shipping on orders $50+.

This pictorial history illustrates the Tennessee River's influence on Northwest Alabama and people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history.

For centuries, the Tennessee River has shaped the lives of northwest Alabamians. Native peoples made their homes on its shores, living on the rich resources found in its waters and on its banks. Early Europeans and Americans recognized the river's importance in connecting east with west, although traveling the 40-mile stretch of rocky shoals between present-day Decatur and Florence was difficult. Overcom... Read More

Description

This pictorial history illustrates the Tennessee River's influence on Northwest Alabama and people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history.

For centuries, the Tennessee River has shaped the lives of northwest Alabamians. Native peoples made their homes on its shores, living on the rich resources found in its waters and on its banks. Early Europeans and Americans recognized the river's importance in connecting east with west, although traveling the 40-mile stretch of rocky shoals between present-day Decatur and Florence was difficult. Overcoming that navigation challenge led to such 19th-century technological advances as the Tuscumbia, Courtland & Decatur Railroad--the first rail line west of the Appalachian Mountains--and the Muscle Shoals Canal. During the Civil War, skirmishes over control of factories, rail lines, and bridges characterized most military activity in northwest Alabama. In the 20th century, the construction of Wilson Dam and the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority improved the quality of life and increased economic opportunities in northwest Alabama.

Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 1st October 2018
  • State: Alabama
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467129824
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
    HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Reviews

"Barske and Murphy have done stellar work in finding just the right photographs. Each renders clear the vast difficulties in regional development. We see racial discrimination, but also genuine good engineering work. Material errors are not overlooked, and the vast abundance of new industry, from tourism to fishing, to housing construction, to an electrical windfall are all placed in context. A group effort of university students, their leaders, and community researchers has brought about a classic study usable to explain our region's remarkable story. Florence Times

This pictorial history illustrates the Tennessee River's influence on Northwest Alabama and people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history.

For centuries, the Tennessee River has shaped the lives of northwest Alabamians. Native peoples made their homes on its shores, living on the rich resources found in its waters and on its banks. Early Europeans and Americans recognized the river's importance in connecting east with west, although traveling the 40-mile stretch of rocky shoals between present-day Decatur and Florence was difficult. Overcoming that navigation challenge led to such 19th-century technological advances as the Tuscumbia, Courtland & Decatur Railroad--the first rail line west of the Appalachian Mountains--and the Muscle Shoals Canal. During the Civil War, skirmishes over control of factories, rail lines, and bridges characterized most military activity in northwest Alabama. In the 20th century, the construction of Wilson Dam and the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority improved the quality of life and increased economic opportunities in northwest Alabama.

  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 1st October 2018
  • State: Alabama
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467129824
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
    HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

"Barske and Murphy have done stellar work in finding just the right photographs. Each renders clear the vast difficulties in regional development. We see racial discrimination, but also genuine good engineering work. Material errors are not overlooked, and the vast abundance of new industry, from tourism to fishing, to housing construction, to an electrical windfall are all placed in context. A group effort of university students, their leaders, and community researchers has brought about a classic study usable to explain our region's remarkable story. Florence Times