Bulldozer revolutions : a rural history of the metropolitan south /

Baker, Andrew C.,

Bulldozer revolutions : a rural history of the metropolitan south / Andrew C. Baker. - Athens : The University of Georgia Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Environmental history and the American South .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Foreword, by James C. Giesen; INTRODUCTION: A More Rural Metropolitan History; CHAPTER 1: Clearing the Backwoods; CHAPTER 2: Cultivating the Fringe; CHAPTER 3: Damming the Hinterlands; CHAPTER 4: Settling the Forest; CHAPTER 5: Enshrining the Countryside; CONCLUSION: A Tale of Two Villages; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W



9780820354156


Cities and towns--Southern States.


Electronic Books.

HT123 / .B855 2018