Surficial Geology and Geomorphology of the Mountain Lake Area, Giles County, Virginia, Including Sedimentological Studies of Colluvium and Boulder Streams
Title | Surficial Geology and Geomorphology of the Mountain Lake Area, Giles County, Virginia, Including Sedimentological Studies of Colluvium and Boulder Streams PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh H. Mills |
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Pages | 68 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Geology |
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See journals underUS Geological survey. Prof. paper 1469.
New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Title | New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey PDF eBook |
Author | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Geology |
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Title | Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1328 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Government publications |
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Title | Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1114 |
Release | |
Genre | Government publications |
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Title | U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 534 |
Release | 1984 |
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Arming the Confederacy
Title | Arming the Confederacy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C. Whisonant |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2015-02-21 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319145088 |
This is a fresh look at the American Civil War from the standpoint of the natural resources necessary to keep the armies in the field. This story of the links between minerals, topography, and the war in western Virginia now comes to light in a way that enhances our understanding of America’s greatest trial. Five mineral products – niter, lead, salt, iron, and coal – were absolutely essential to wage war in the 1860s. For the armies of the South, those resources were concentrated in the remote Appalachian highlands of southwestern Virginia. From the beginning of the war, the Union knew that the key to victory was the destruction or occupation of the mines, furnaces, and forges located there, as well as the railroad that moved the resources to where they were desperately needed. To achieve this, Federal forces repeatedly advanced into the treacherous mountainous terrain to fight some of the most savage battles of the War.
New Publications of the Geological Survey
Title | New Publications of the Geological Survey PDF eBook |
Author | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 836 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Geology |
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