Hill Folk, Industrialists & Government in Missouri's Courtois Hills
Paperback
Publication Date: 06/01/2011
At the end of the nineteenth century, the rugged landscape of the Courtois Hills in the Missouri Ozarks was host to an isolated society of tenacious inhabitants, who subsisted almost entirely on the resources of its rich forests. It was this same valuable timber that drew the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company to the area, and sparked an enduring cultural and environmental struggle. Author David Benac has composed a riveting history through his careful look at government documents, company records, local newspapers, and oral histories. This work examines more than sixty years of major social and economic changes for the fiercely independent residents and for the forest itself. In less than a century, the Courtois Hills saw the end of a near hunter-gatherer existence, the rise and fall of the profitable but devastating timber industry, and the beginning of a new era of conservation and environmental awareness.
- ISBN:
- 9781935503125
- 9781935503125
- Category:
- History of the Americas
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 06-01-2011
- Publisher:
- Truman State University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 182
- Dimensions (mm):
- 155x230x13mm
- Weight:
- 0.33kg
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History of the Americas
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Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
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