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Rivers of History : Life On the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama
author
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Jackson, Harvey H.
publisher
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University of Alabama Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0817307710
print isbn13
:
9780817307714
ebook isbn13
:
9780585242767
language
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English
subject
Rivers--Alabama--History, River life--Alabama--History, Alabama--History, Local, Coosa River (Ga. and Ala.)--History, Tallapoosa River (Ga. and Ala.)--History, Cahaba River (Ala.)--History, Alabama River (Ala.)--History.
publication date
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1995
lcc
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F332.A17J33 1995eb
ddc
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976.1/5
subject
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Rivers--Alabama--History, River life--Alabama--History, Alabama--History, Local, Coosa River (Ga. and Ala.)--History, Tallapoosa River (Ga. and Ala.)--History, Cahaba River (Ala.)--History, Alabama River (Ala.)--History.
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Rivers of History
Life on the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama
Harvey H. Jackson III
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Copyright 1995 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America
The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencePermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jackson, Harvey H. Rivers of history : life on the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama / Harvey H. Jackson III. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-8173-0771-0 (alk. paper) 1. RiversAlabamaHistory. 2. River lifeAlabamaHistory. 3. AlabamaHistory, Local. 4. Coosa River (Ga. and Ala.)History. 5. Tallapoosa River (Ga. and Ala.)History. 6. Cahaba River (Ala.) History. 7. Alabama River (Ala.)History. I. Title. F332.A17J33 1995 976.1'5dc20 94-32334
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available
Cover Illustration: Steamboat William Jones at Selma (c. 1855) by William Frye (Courtesy Selma, Alabama, Public Library)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 * 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98
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For my family: Mama, Daddy, and Bill; Kelly, Suzanne, and Will
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Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Introduction: "Once There Were Rivers"
1
1. The Alabama Invaded
7
2. Englishmen, Indians, and Americans
19
3. The War for the Alabama
31
4. Settling the Alabama
42
5. The Age of the Alabama: Life along the River
59
6. The Age of the Alabama: Life on the River
73
7. The Orline St. John
87
8. Alabama's Last Frontier: The Coosa and the Tallapoosa
98
9. The Alabama in Transition
110
10. The Rivers at War
122
11. The War Comes to an End; the Coosa Comes of Age
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