Reelfoot Lake Remembered
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Reelfoot Lake Remembered
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Author : Caldwell's Office Outfitters, Incorporated
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Reelfoot Lake Remembered written by Caldwell's Office Outfitters, Incorporated and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with categories.
This book is a history of the formation of Reelfoot Lake. A lake created in 1811 by the New Madrid earthquake. The book is also about things made at the lake area unique to the environment including duck calls and specialized fishing boats. The book has over 100 color and black and white pictures dating back to the early 1900's. The book has short stories about the lake and gives an excellent historical background to a wonderful place.
Reelfoot Lake Remembered
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Author : Russell H. Caldwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Reelfoot Lake Remembered written by Russell H. Caldwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Duck shooting categories.
Encompassed in this book is an excellent historical background on a wonderful place, Reelfoot Lake, which was formed at the time of the New Madrid Earthquakes in 1811 and 1812; included is information about items made in the surrounding areas which are unique to the environment including duck calls and specialized fishing boats; over 200 pictures, brilliant color of today mixed with black and whites of which some date in the early 1900's; and, an array of short stories, poems, essays and favorite sayings based on area subjects and life in general.
Reelfoot Lake
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Author : Jim W. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2023-07-14
Reelfoot Lake written by Jim W. Johnson and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-14 with Nature categories.
Each year nearly a quarter million visitors come to Reelfoot Lake, also known as “The Earthquake Lake,” to enjoy its natural splendor. With its twenty-five thousand acres of shimmering water, haunting cypress swamps, and two-hundred-year-old lily marshes, the lake is rich in natural beauty and natural history. Yet, despite being one of the most unique lakes in the country—this natural body of water formed during the New Madrid earthquakes in the early nineteenth century—it is relatively understudied. Biologist and environmentalist Jim W. Johnson grew up on the lake and experienced its natural and cultural history firsthand. As a wildlife biologist, he spent much of his career managing Reelfoot and its surrounding area. Reelfoot Lake: Oasis on the Mississippi is part personal remembrance, part guidebook, and part cautionary tale on river and wetland ecology, conservation, and land management, written by an author intimately knowledgeable about the lake and life on it. By exploring Reelfoot’s ancient and recent history, Johnson illuminates the lives of generations of people who lived and thrived in the floodplain. For those looking to navigate the waters of the lake, this book will make travel through the bayous and canals much easier and more pleasurable. And its discussions about the lake’s ecology will bolster voices calling for the protection and preservation of Reelfoot and other wetlands like it. Accompanied by stunning photography, Johnson’s book is sure to become a useful outdoor guide to Reelfoot Lake and will increase readers’ appreciation for wetlands.
David Crockett The Lion Of The West
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Author : Michael Wallis
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2011-07-18
David Crockett The Lion Of The West written by Michael Wallis and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Vivid, Comprehensible . . . cuts through decades of mythmaking." —Texas Monthly Popular culture transformed his memory into “Davy Crockett,” and Hollywood gave him a raccoon hat he hardly ever wore. In this surprising New York Times bestseller, historian Michael Wallis has cast a fresh look at the flesh-and-blood man behind one of the most celebrated figures in American history. More than a riveting story, Wallis’s David Crockett is a revelatory, authoritative biography that separates fact from fiction and provides us with an extraordinary evocation of not only a true American hero but also the rough-and-tumble times in which he lived.
Night Riders Of Reelfoot Lake
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Author : Paul Vanderwood
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2003-06-23
Night Riders Of Reelfoot Lake written by Paul Vanderwood and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-23 with History categories.
A notable and tragic case of the struggle between legal and social justice Reelfoot Lake has been a hunting and fishing paradise from the time of its creation in 1812, when the New Madrid earthquake caused the Mississippi River to flow backward into low-lying lands. Situated in the northwestern corner of the state of Tennessee, it attracted westward-moving pioneers, enticing some to settle permanently on its shores. Threatened in 1908 with the loss of their homes and livelihoods to aggressive, outsider capitalists, rural folk whose families had lived for generations on the bountiful lake donned hoods and gowns and engaged in “night riding,” spreading mayhem and death throughout the region as they sought vigilante justice. They had come to regard the lake as their own, by “squatters’ rights,” but now a group of entrepreneurs from St. Louis had bought the titles to the land beneath the shallow lake and were laying legal claim to Reelfoot in its entirety. People were hanged, beaten, and threatened and property destroyed before the state militia finally quelled the uprising. A compromise that made the lake public property did not entirely heal the wounds which continue to this day. Paul Vanderwood reconstructs these harrowing events from newspapers and other accounts of the time. He also obtained personal interviews with participants and family members who earlier had remained mum, still fearing prosecution. The Journal of American History declares his book “the complete and authentic treatment” of the horrific dispute and its troubled aftermath.
The Bottoms
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Author : Jeff Churan
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2010-12-08
The Bottoms written by Jeff Churan and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Boxes Rockets And Pens
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Author : Doug Markham
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1997
Boxes Rockets And Pens written by Doug Markham and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Boxes, Rockets, and Pens - the title refers to equipment used in the recovery and relocation of wildlife - presents a detailed history of the efforts to restore several of Tennessee's wild animals from near extinction. Drawing from his own firsthand observations of the state's recent wildlife history and from interviews with wildlife professionals, Doug Markham offers a series of vignettes on key recovery programs. Complementing the narrative are nearly one hundred black-and-white and color photographs, including many by the renowned nature photographer Byron Jorjorian.
Reelfoot Lake
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Author : Shirley Applewhite Moore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-02-01
Reelfoot Lake written by Shirley Applewhite Moore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-01 with Family & Relationships categories.
This book tells the story of Sammy D, who takes his nine-year- old grandson, Ricky, on a camping/fishing trip on Reelfoot Lake, where his ancestors settled in the late 1800's. He tells Ricky the story about how the settlers had to fight the West Tennessee Land Company in order to keep control of their land and fishing rights. After all legal means were exausted, they organized a vigilante group they called The Night Riders. The Night Rider's attempt at showing their power goes a few steps too far when they kill the lawyer who they believe betrayed them, and it condemns a number of them to prison and even to a death sentence. A candid look into this author's father, Sammy D and grandfather, Sam Applewhite accused of being a Night Rider, arrested for the murder of Captain Quenton Rankin, tried, convicted and sentenced to hang. This book will astound readers as to the authenticity of the events and keep them glued to the pages. Shown with actual pictures taken from the headlines, and archives of many well known national newspapers and articles. A tale of guilt, betrayal and murder. Reelfoot Lake will leave readers entertained as they embark on a journey alongside the historic Tennessee Night Riders on their mission to protect and preserve this beautiful paradise. This story is shocking and captivating and will compell readers to finish the book without wanting to put it down. It truly is a page turner.
Report Of The Reelfoot Lake Biological Station
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Author : Reelfoot Lake Biological Station
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Report Of The Reelfoot Lake Biological Station written by Reelfoot Lake Biological Station and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Biology categories.
Up From The Mudsills Of Hell
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Author : Connie L. Lester
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2006-12-01
Up From The Mudsills Of Hell written by Connie L. Lester and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-01 with History categories.
Up from the Mudsills of Hell analyzes agrarian activism in Tennessee from the 1870s to 1915 within the context of farmers’ lives, community institutions, and familial and communal networks. Locating the origins of the agrarian movements in the state’s late antebellum and post-Civil War farm economy, Connie Lester traces the development of rural reform from the cooperative efforts of the Grange, the Agricultural Wheel, and the Farmers’ Alliance through the insurgency of the People’s Party and the emerging rural bureaucracy of the Cooperative Extension Service and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Lester ties together a rich and often contradictory history of cooperativism, prohibition, disfranchisement, labor conflicts, and third-party politics to show that Tennessee agrarianism was more complex and threatening to the established political and economic order than previously recognized. As farmers reached across gender, racial, and political boundaries to create a mass movement, they shifted the ground under the monoliths of southern life. Once the Democratic Party had destroyed the insurgency, farmers responded in both traditional and progressive ways. Some turned inward, focusing on a localism that promoted--sometimes through violence--rigid adherence to established social boundaries. Others, however, organized into the Farmers’ Union, whose membership infiltrated the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Service. Acting through these bureaucracies, Tennessee agrarian leaders exerted an important influence over the development of agricultural legislation for the twentieth century. Up from the Mudsills of Hell not only provides an important reassessment of agrarian reform and radicalism in Tennessee, but also links this Upper South state into the broader sweep of southern and American farm movements emerging in the late nineteenth century.