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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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Big Bone Cave (Tenn.), History, Caves, SpeleologyShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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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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