The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture

by Melosi, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780807858561
• ISBN10: 0807858560
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-19
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

From semitropical coastal areas to high mountain terrain, from swampy lowlands to modern cities, the environment holds a fundamental importance in shaping the character of the American South. This volume ofThe New Encyclopedia of Southern Culturesurveys the dynamic environmental forces that have shaped human culture in the region--and the ways humans have shaped their environment. Articles examine how the South's ecology, physiography, and climate have influenced southerners--not only as a daily fact of life but also as a metaphor for understanding culture and identity.

Table of Contents

General Introduction	p. xi
Introduction	p. xvii
Environment	p. 1
Animals	p. 21
Aquatic Life, Freshwater	p. 29
Birds and Birding	p. 36
Climate and Weather	p. 39
Coastal Marshes	p. 43
Dams	p. 45
Endangered Species	p. 47
Energy Use and Development	p. 54
Environmental Justice	p. 58
Environmental Movements	p. 62
Flood Control and Drainage	p. 70
Forests	p. 74
Gardens and Gardening	p. 78
Indians and the Environment	p. 83
Insects	p. 85
Invasive and Alien Species (Floral and Faunal)	p. 89
Land Use	p. 93
Marine Environment, Fish and Fisheries	p. 96
Natural Disasters	p. 98
Natural Resources	p. 102
Naturalists	p. 104
Parks and Recreation Areas	p. 110
Plants	p. 113
Plant Uses	p. 116
Pollution	p. 119
Reclamation and Irrigation	p. 123
Rivers and Lakes	p. 128
Roads and Trails	p. 134
Shellfish	p. 138
Soil and Soil Conservation	p. 141
Streams and Steamboats	p. 147
Swamps	p. 150
Tennessee Valley Authority	p. 154
Trees	p. 159
Water Use	p. 161
Wetlands	p. 169
Air-Conditioning	p. 175
Alligators and Crocodiles	p. 179
Anderson, Walter Inglis	p. 180
Appalachian Coal Region	p. 181
Appalachian Mountains	p. 184
Armadillo	p. 183
Assateague Island National Seashore	p. 186
Atchafalaya Basin Swamp	p. 188
Audubon, John James	p. 189
Azaleas	p. 190
Bartram, William	p. 191
Big Bend National Park	p. 194
Big Thicket	p. 196
Biscayne National Park	p. 197
Blue Ridge Mountains	p. 199
Cancer Alley (Louisiana)	p. 202
Cape Lookout National Seashore	p. 203
Catfish	p. 204
Chesapeake Bay	p. 206
Cumberland Island and Little Cumberland Island	p. 208
Cypress	p. 210
Dogwood, Flowering	p. 211
Dry Tortugas	p. 213
Florida Everglades	p. 214
Florida Keys	p. 217
Florida Panther	p. 218
Galveston Bay	p. 220
Great Smoky Mountains	p. 221
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	p. 223
Homer, Winslow	p. 226
Hot Springs National Park	p. 227
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker	p. 229
Kudzu	p. 230
Lightwood	p. 232
Live Oak	p. 233
Magnolia	p. 235
Mammoth Cave National Park	p. 236
Mississippi River	p. 239
Mockingbird	p. 241
Muhammad, Benjamin Franklin Chavis	p. 242
Muir, John	p. 243
Natchez Trace	p. 245
Nuclear Pollution	p. 246
Odum, Eugene P.	p. 248
Offshore Oil Industry	p. 249
Oil Pollution	p. 251
Okefenokee Swamp	p. 255
Opossum ("Possum")	p. 256
Outer Banks	p. 259
Ozarks	p. 260
Padre Island National Seashore	p. 262
Palm Trees	p. 264
Persimmon	p. 265
Red River Expedition	p. 266
Rio Grande	p. 267
Sassafras	p. 269
Shenandoah Valley	p. 270
Spanish Moss	p. 272
Tellico Dam	p. 273
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	p. 274
Warren County, N.C.	p. 275
Wilson Dam	p. 276
Index of Contributors	p. 279
Index	p. 281
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