America's wetland an environmental and cultural history of tidewater Virginia and North Carolina - Sawyer, Roy T.; ebrary, Inc. (Charlottesville, Va. : University of Virginia Press, 2010)
Ice-age enclave -- Relict fauna -- Water's environmental facets -- Period of European colonization -- Agricultural history -- Sturgeon, herring, and other fisheries -- Antebellum golden age : transportation canals -- African American experience -- Armed conflict : a recurring theme -- Intracoastal waterways : war canals -- Forests then and now -- Droughts and forest fires -- From peat mining to wildlife refuges -- Lost heritage : last river highway -- Urbanization and depopulation.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Wetland ecology -- Virginia -- Atlantic Coast; Wetland ecology -- North Carolina -- Atlantic Coast; Drainage -- Environmental aspects -- Virginia -- Atlantic Coast; Drainage -- Environmental aspects -- North Carolina -- Atlantic Coast; Climatic changes -- Virginia -- Atlantic Coast; Climatic changes -- North Carolina -- Atlantic Coast; Atlantic Coast (Va.) -- Environmental conditions; Atlantic Coast (N.C.) -- Environmental conditions; Electronic books