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This book is the complete history of Big Bone Cave, the most significant cave in Tennessee in terms of paleontology, geology, archaeology, and saltpeter mining history.

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National Speleological Society
Pages
220

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Big Bone Cave (Tenn.), History, Caves, Speleology

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May 1, 2006, National Speleological Society
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First Sentence

"Prehistoric peoples used caves and rock shelters for both temporary and permanent residences."

Table of Contents

1. American Indians Page 11
2. The Original Landowners Page 17
3. Saltpeter Mining During the War of 1812 Page 23
4. An 1813 Letter Page 29
5. Discovery of the Giant Ground Sloth Page 33
6. The Mummies of Big Bone Cave Page 39
7. Saltpeter Mining During the Civil War Page 45
8. The Origin of Saltpeter in Caves Page 57
9. James M. Safford's Box of Bones Page 63
10. The Sloth Bones Discovery of 1896 Page 67
11. The Visit by Thomas L. Bailey in 1917 Page 77
12. The 1862 Passage Page 83
13. The Visits by Thomas C. Barr, Jr, in the 1950s Page 87
14. My First Visit to Big Bone Cave Page 91
15. The Great Atomic Bomb Shelter Fisco Page 95
16. The Robbery of 1965 Page 101
17. The Survey of Big Bone Cave Page 109
18. Discovery of the Jaguar Skeleton Page 115
19. Big Bone Cave Receives National Recognition Page 121
20. Fossil Birds From Big Bone Cave Page 123
21. State Natural Area Page 125
22. Soot Deposits, Blasting, and Other Observations Page 135
23. Paleofeces and Other Artifacts Page 145
24. The Great Radon Scare Page 153
25. The Great Radon Scare -- Part II Page 161
26. The Geology of Big Bone Cave Page 167
27. The Biology of Big Bone Cave Page 173
28. Saltpeter Mining in Other Tennessee Caves Page 177
29. Epilogue Page 187

Edition Notes

This book includes a Guide To Place Names, a Glossary, a Chronology, and a Selected Bibliography. There is also a very complete Index.

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Huntsville, AL

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
220
Dimensions
10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
Weight
1.4 pounds

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OL9889105M
ISBN 10
1879961245
ISBN 13
9781879961241
OCLC/WorldCat
70184930
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2043794

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