Mountain passages : natural and cultural history of western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains / George Ellison.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781596290440
- ISBN: 1596290447
- Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Charleston, SC : History Press, 2005.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Natural History -- Magical Waters 15 -- Mountain Waterfalls and the Saga of Chunky Joe Huger 17 -- Lay of the Land 21 -- Season of Colors 25 -- Mountain Critters: Eastern Bison and Wild Boar 27 -- First Observations: Bishop Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg 33 -- John Fraser and the Economics of Plant Exploration 37 -- Mountain Ornithologist: John S. Cairns 39 -- Park Naturalist: Arthur Stupka 43 -- Cherokees -- Ancient Fishing Strategies 49 -- Sochan and Other Wild Greens 51 -- Booger Masks: Cherokee Mirrors 55 -- Masters of the Night: Cherokee Owl and Witch Lore 59 -- Nantahala Indian Caves 63 -- Cowee Bald and the Powder Horn Map 67 -- Big Bear's Reserve: From Indian Village to Mountain Town 71 -- Tsali, Tsali's Rock and the Origins of the Eastern Band 73 -- Swimmer, Mooney and the Sacred Formulas 79 -- Geronimo and the Eastern Band 83 -- Mountaineers -- A Peculiar Duel: Vance versus Carson (1827) 89 -- Cages, Dungeons and Jailhouses 93 -- Boardinghouse Memories 97 -- Springs, Springboxes and Springhouses 101 -- Goldenseal as a Medicinal 103 -- Weather Sharps 107 -- Hermit of Bald Mountain: David Grier 111 -- Calloway Sisters 113 -- An Original Character: Quill Rose 117 -- Bryson City Island: Ironfoot Clarke's Abode 121 -- What's in a Name? Turkey George Palmer 123 -- Fly Fisherman Extraordinaire: Mark Cathey 127 -- High Vistas: Pearly Kirkland, Fire Tower Dispatcher 131 -- Thomas Wolfe's Angel: Hendersonville or Bryson City? 135 -- Horace Kephart: Outdoorsman, Writer and Park Advocate 139 -- Stark Love: Karl Brown's 1927 Mountain Movie 147 -- Kephart Prong: Past and Present 151.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 975.696 ELL (Text) | 37810435021901 | Local History Reference | Available | - |
| Marion Library | 975.696 ELL (Text) | 37810435607154 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
