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001 2006103004
003 DLC
005 20070321091126.0
008 061228s2007 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2006103004
020 $a9780786428380 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us-nc$an-us-wv$an-us-va
050 00 $aHD1695.N53$bS36 2007
082 00 $a333.91009756/23$222
100 1 $aSchoenbaum, Thomas J.
245 14 $aThe New River controversy /$cThomas J. Schoenbaum ; foreword by Sam J. Ervin, Jr. ; with a new epilogue by R. Seth Woodard.
250 $aA new ed.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2007.
263 $a0702
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aContributions to southern Appalachian studies ;$v15
520 $a"This updated edition of the 1979 original covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from damming in the 1970s. The grassroots movement emphasized the river's cultural and historical value rather than narrow environmental issues and became one of the great victories of the conservationist movement"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe river and the valley : geology and prehistory -- The New River in the old west : conflict and settlement -- The lost provinces -- "Progress" comes to the New River : phase one of the Blue Ridge Project -- Another green light for blue ridge -- The scenic river strategy -- Counterattack in court -- The people unite -- False hopes and a new defeat -- The New River like it is.
650 0 $aWater resources development$zNew River Valley (N.C.-W. Va.)
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006103004.html