Author: Roanoke Chamber of Commerce (Roanoke, Va.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Roanoke, Virginia, Its Location, Climate and Water Supply
Author: Roanoke Chamber of Commerce (Roanoke, Va.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Roanoke, Virginia, 1882-1912
Author: Rand Dotson
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1572336439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Tells the story of a city that for a brief period was widely hailed as a regional model for industrialization as well as the ultimate success symbol for the rehabilitation of the former Confederacy. In a region where modernization seemed to move at a glacial pace, those looking for signs of what they were triumphantly calling the "New South" pointed to Roanoke. No southern city grew faster than Roanoke did during the 1880s. A hardscrabble Appalachian tobacco depot originally known by the uninspiring name of Big Lick, it became a veritable boomtown by the end of the decade as a steady stream of investment and skilled manpower flowed in from north of the Mason-Dixon line. The first scholarly treatment of Roanoke's early history, the book explains how native businessmen convinced a northern investment company to make their small town a major railroad hub. It then describes how that venture initially paid off, as the influx of thousands of people from the North and the surrounding Virginia countryside helped make Roanoke - presumptuously christened the "Magic City" by New South proponents - the state's third-largest city by the turn of the century. Rand Dotson recounts what life was like for Roanoke's wealthy elites, working poor, and African American inhabitants. He also explores the social conflicts that ultimately erupted as a result of well-intended 3reforms4 initiated by city leaders. Dotson illustrates how residents mediated the catastrophic Depression of 1893 and that year's infamous Roanoke Riot, which exposed the faȧde masking the city's racial tensions, inadequate physical infrastructure, and provincial mentality of the local populace. Dotson then details the subsequent attempts of business boosters and progressive reformers to attract the additional investments needed to put their city back on track. Ultimately, Dotson explains, Roanoke's early struggles stemmed from its business leaders' unwavering belief that economic development would serve as the panacea for all of the town's problems.
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1572336439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Tells the story of a city that for a brief period was widely hailed as a regional model for industrialization as well as the ultimate success symbol for the rehabilitation of the former Confederacy. In a region where modernization seemed to move at a glacial pace, those looking for signs of what they were triumphantly calling the "New South" pointed to Roanoke. No southern city grew faster than Roanoke did during the 1880s. A hardscrabble Appalachian tobacco depot originally known by the uninspiring name of Big Lick, it became a veritable boomtown by the end of the decade as a steady stream of investment and skilled manpower flowed in from north of the Mason-Dixon line. The first scholarly treatment of Roanoke's early history, the book explains how native businessmen convinced a northern investment company to make their small town a major railroad hub. It then describes how that venture initially paid off, as the influx of thousands of people from the North and the surrounding Virginia countryside helped make Roanoke - presumptuously christened the "Magic City" by New South proponents - the state's third-largest city by the turn of the century. Rand Dotson recounts what life was like for Roanoke's wealthy elites, working poor, and African American inhabitants. He also explores the social conflicts that ultimately erupted as a result of well-intended 3reforms4 initiated by city leaders. Dotson illustrates how residents mediated the catastrophic Depression of 1893 and that year's infamous Roanoke Riot, which exposed the faȧde masking the city's racial tensions, inadequate physical infrastructure, and provincial mentality of the local populace. Dotson then details the subsequent attempts of business boosters and progressive reformers to attract the additional investments needed to put their city back on track. Ultimately, Dotson explains, Roanoke's early struggles stemmed from its business leaders' unwavering belief that economic development would serve as the panacea for all of the town's problems.
A Bibliography of Virginia
Author: Earl Gregg Swem
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
A List of Some Books on Debating in the Virginia State Library
Author: Virginia State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Bulletin of the Virginia State Library
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1158
Book Description
Water-supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
A Bibliography of Virginia ...: Titles of books in the Virginia State Library which relate to Virginia and Virginians, the titles of those books written by Virginians, and of those printed in Virginia, but not including ... published official documents
Author: Virginia State Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Contents.--pt. 1. Titles of books in the Virginia State Library which relate to Virginia and Virginians, the titles of those books written by Virginians, and of those printed in Virginia, but not including ... published official documents.--pt. 2. Titles of the printed official documents of the Commonwealth, 1776-1916.--pt. 3. The Acts and Journals of the General Assembly of the Colony, 1619-1776.--pt. 4. Three series of sessional documents of the House of Delegates: ... January 7-April 4, 1861 ... September 15-October 6, 1862; and .. January 7-March 31, 1863.--pt. 5. Titles of the printed documents of the Commonwealth, 1916-1925.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Contents.--pt. 1. Titles of books in the Virginia State Library which relate to Virginia and Virginians, the titles of those books written by Virginians, and of those printed in Virginia, but not including ... published official documents.--pt. 2. Titles of the printed official documents of the Commonwealth, 1776-1916.--pt. 3. The Acts and Journals of the General Assembly of the Colony, 1619-1776.--pt. 4. Three series of sessional documents of the House of Delegates: ... January 7-April 4, 1861 ... September 15-October 6, 1862; and .. January 7-March 31, 1863.--pt. 5. Titles of the printed documents of the Commonwealth, 1916-1925.
Water Resources Systems Analysis
Author: Mohammad Karamouz
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203499433
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Focusing on conflict resolution, Water Resources Systems Analysis discusses systematic approaches to the mathematical modeling of various water resources issues, which helps decision-makers allocate water effectively and efficiently. Readers will gain an understanding of simulation, optimization, multi-criterion-decision-making, as well as engineer
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203499433
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Focusing on conflict resolution, Water Resources Systems Analysis discusses systematic approaches to the mathematical modeling of various water resources issues, which helps decision-makers allocate water effectively and efficiently. Readers will gain an understanding of simulation, optimization, multi-criterion-decision-making, as well as engineer
Sponge Cities: Emerging Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Chris Zevenbergen
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 303897272X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Sponge Cities: Emerging Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities" that was published in Water
Publisher: MDPI
ISBN: 303897272X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Sponge Cities: Emerging Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities" that was published in Water
Water, is it the Oil of the 21st Century?
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description