The Appalachian mountain chain once contained the highest and
most dramatic mountains on earth. Worn down over time, these
mountains still hold some of the most diverse climactic zones and
singular geological formations in existence. In "East 40 Degrees:
An Interpretive Atlas," Jack Williams examines a succession of
beautiful but little-known towns along this cordillera (a term
descended from the Latin chorda, meaning "braided rope"), revealing
in their layers of history and geography how both their diverse
cultural and social circumstances and their geological history were
instrumental in forming each town's distinctive character.Referring
to the spatial orientation of the Appalachian mountain chain, the
"east 40 degrees" of the title runs from Alabama through fifteen
states to the coast of Maine. Each town Williams examines sits
within the folds of these mountains or beside a river nourished in
their moist uplands. Beginning his record with the continental
collisions that shaped each town's history more than 300 million
years ago, Williams allows us to "see the tenuous web of
connections between ourselves and the natural processes that shape
this earth." Featuring a wealth of beautiful and significant
illustrations and maps, this unique work brings into focus the
critical issues of environmental and cultural sustainability
confronting us today. Elegant, poetic, and erudite, "East 40
Degrees" will appeal to architects and landscape architects,
planners, environmental historians, ecologists, geographers, and
anyone interested in the history and origins of our modern
landscapes and towns.
"Publication of this volume was assisted by a grant from
Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund."
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