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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457661703321

Titolo

"Answer at once" [[electronic resource] ] : letters of mountain families in Shenandoah National Park, 1934-1938 / / edited by Katrina M. Powell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2009

ISBN

1-280-48999-5

9786613585226

0-8139-2890-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

PowellKatrina M. <1976->

Disciplina

305.90691409

Soggetti

Mountain people - Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)

Mountain people - Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) - History - 20th century

Internally displaced persons - Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) - History - 20th century

Mountain life - Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)

Electronic books.

Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) History 20th century Sources

Shenandoah National Park (Va.) History Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Processes of Displacement and the Development of Shenandoah National Park  during 1930's America -- 1934 Removing Materials, Collecting Wood, and  Requesting Assistance -- 1935 Requesting Buildings, Harvesting Crops, and  Extending Permits -- 1936 Resolving Disputes and Demanding Park  Officials' Responsibility -- 1937 Defending Honor -- 1938 Maintaining Daily Life -- Epilogue: Remaining Concerns and Revising Eminent  Domain Laws.