Clingmans Dome towers over the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains as the highest point in both the national park and the state of Tennessee. The mountain holds an ancient allure--the Cherokee treasured it, as did early settlers, and it captivates throngs of visitors today. Scarred by logging, invasive species and modern pollution, the mountain endures. Through lush narratives and fascinating detail, author Marci Spencer presents the natural and human history of this iconic destination, including Senator Thomas Clingman's 1858 journey to measure the mountain and the 1934 birth of the park.
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Clingmans Dome towers over the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains as the highest point in both the national park and the state of Tennessee. The mountain holds an ancient allure--the Cherokee treasured it, as did early settlers, and it captivates throngs of visitors today. Scarred by logging, invasive species and modern pollution, the mountain endures. Through lush narratives and fascinating detail, author Marci Spencer presents the natural and human history of this iconic destination, including Senator Thomas Clingman's 1858 journey to measure the mountain and the 1934 birth of the park.
Clingmans Dome towers over the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains as the highest point in both the national park and the state of Tennessee. The mountain holds an ancient allure--the Cherokee treasured it, as did early settlers, and it captivates throngs of visitors today. Scarred by logging, invasive species and modern pollution, the mountain endures. Through lush narratives and fascinating detail, author Marci Spencer presents the natural and human history of this iconic destination, including Senator Thomas Clingman's 1858 journey to measure the mountain and the 1934 birth of the park.
Details
Pages: 208
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Natural History
Publication Date: 2nd April 2013
State: North Carolina
Illustration Note: Color sigs / inserts
ISBN: 9781609497880
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
George Ellison was an iconic writer of Western North Carolina and lived directly adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation. He was the author of High Vistas: An Anthology of Nature Writing from Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains; Mountain Passages: National and Cultural History of Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains; Permanent Camp: Poems, Narratives and Renderings from the Smokies; and Literary Excursions of the Southern Highlands: Essays on Natural History and coauthor of Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography.
A retired nurse practitioner and native of Asheville, North Carolina, Marci Spencer has volunteered for a wildlife rehabilitation center, a black bear rescue organization, the National Park Service and the National Forest Service. After earning certification as a naturalist/environmental educator, Marci wrote Clingmans Dome: Highest Mountain in the Great Smokies; Pisgah National Forest: A History; Nantahala National Forest: A History; and Pisgah Inn (Images of America series)—all published by Arcadia Publishing/The History Press. Her writing background also includes a children’s book, Potluck—Message Delivered: “The Great Smoky Mountains Are Saved!,” published essays for the Yosemite Conservancy and the Personal Story Project and nature articles for a local newspaper.
Clingmans Dome towers over the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains as the highest point in both the national park and the state of Tennessee. The mountain holds an ancient allure--the Cherokee treasured it, as did early settlers, and it captivates throngs of visitors today. Scarred by logging, invasive species and modern pollution, the mountain endures. Through lush narratives and fascinating detail, author Marci Spencer presents the natural and human history of this iconic destination, including Senator Thomas Clingman's 1858 journey to measure the mountain and the 1934 birth of the park.
Pages: 208
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Natural History
Publication Date: 2nd April 2013
State: North Carolina
Illustrations Note: Color sigs / inserts
ISBN: 9781609497880
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
George Ellison was an iconic writer of Western North Carolina and lived directly adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation. He was the author of High Vistas: An Anthology of Nature Writing from Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains; Mountain Passages: National and Cultural History of Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains; Permanent Camp: Poems, Narratives and Renderings from the Smokies; and Literary Excursions of the Southern Highlands: Essays on Natural History and coauthor of Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography.
A retired nurse practitioner and native of Asheville, North Carolina, Marci Spencer has volunteered for a wildlife rehabilitation center, a black bear rescue organization, the National Park Service and the National Forest Service. After earning certification as a naturalist/environmental educator, Marci wrote Clingmans Dome: Highest Mountain in the Great Smokies; Pisgah National Forest: A History; Nantahala National Forest: A History; and Pisgah Inn (Images of America series)—all published by Arcadia Publishing/The History Press. Her writing background also includes a children’s book, Potluck—Message Delivered: “The Great Smoky Mountains Are Saved!,” published essays for the Yosemite Conservancy and the Personal Story Project and nature articles for a local newspaper.
