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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787461303321

Autore

Smith Frank E (Frank Ellis), <1918-1997, >

Titolo

Land Between the Lakes : experiment in recreation / / Frank E. Smith ; introduction by Roderick Nash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington : , : The University of Kentucky Press, , 1971

©1971

ISBN

0-8131-8660-9

0-8131-6459-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 pages)

Disciplina

917.69

Soggetti

Land Between the Lakes (Ky. and Tenn.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Preface; Chapter One: Space for All the People; Chapter Two: Land between the Rivers; Chapter Three: War between the Rivers; Chapter Four: A Century of Hard Times; Chapter Five: Land Between the Lakes; Chapter Six: Plans to Reality; Chapter Seven: Innovations; Chapter Eight: Wildlife Management; Chapter Nine: Conservation Education; Chapter Ten: From Private to Public Ownership; Chapter Eleven: The Natural Environment; Chapter Twelve: Into the Future

Sommario/riassunto

Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area lies in western Kentucky and Tennessee, between two huge lakes formed by dams on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Some 170,000 acres bounded by 300 miles of shoreline, Land Between the Lakes is blessed with a rich variety of plant and animal life. Conceived and administrated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, it is a unique recreational experiment which has drawn admiring visitors from around the world. Frank E. Smith, director of TVA, tells the story of the transformation of submarginal land into a large-scale, multiple-use recreation facility.