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Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Appalachian Studies
The Appalachian Nostos: Pastoralism And Returning Home In Appalachian Poetry, Henry David Thoreau Kilbourne
The Appalachian Nostos: Pastoralism And Returning Home In Appalachian Poetry, Henry David Thoreau Kilbourne
Student Scholarship
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Initiating Research On Igniting Fires In The Blue Ridge Mountains During The Autumn 2016 Conflagration, Cynthia Twyford Fowler, Cynthia Fowler
Initiating Research On Igniting Fires In The Blue Ridge Mountains During The Autumn 2016 Conflagration, Cynthia Twyford Fowler, Cynthia Fowler
Faculty Scholarship
An unprecedented moment in the fire ecology of the Blue Ridge Mountains occurred in Autumn 2016 when severe drought, frequent anthropogenic ignitions, and seasonality in disturbed deciduous forests fueled widespread burning. As the wildfires burned, wildland firefighters from around the U.S. temporarily moved into the region to assist local land managers. As wildfire risks increased and air quality decreased, local residents became increasingly interested in fire ecology. The community shifted continuously as wildfires were extinguished, wildland firefighters returned home, and local residents disengaged. In conducting research during the conflagration, obtaining consent from community members varied depending on whether or not …
Receipt For Sale Of Permelia, A Woman. January 24, 1859., A. M. Holland, John Susan
Receipt For Sale Of Permelia, A Woman. January 24, 1859., A. M. Holland, John Susan
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
Receipt "for a Negro Woman named Permelia," 21, from John Susan (name unclear) to A.M. Holland for "eleven hundred dollars" ($1100 USD), January 24, 1859. Location not stated.
Warrant For Arrest. Charge: Assault And Battery On Julia, A Slave. 1841, Washington County, Tennessee., Justice Of The Peace, Washington County, Tennessee
Warrant For Arrest. Charge: Assault And Battery On Julia, A Slave. 1841, Washington County, Tennessee., Justice Of The Peace, Washington County, Tennessee
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
The justice of the peace for Washington County, Tennessee instructs the sheriff to detain an individual for the "assault and battery on the body of Julia a Female Slave the property of Alexander Nelson now in the employment of Henry C. Stephenson." October 28, 1841.