{"product_id":"a-history-of-weiss-lake-douglas-scott-wright-9781596295605","title":"A History of Weiss Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe History of Weiss Lake was filled with debate. Read how the past of this area was reshaped and the area matured.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the late 1950s, the major body of water for residents of northeast Alabama was the Coosa River, which wove prominently through the rural landscape of the region. When Alabama Power Company decided to dam the river in order to build a thirty-thousand-acre reservoir, locals were divided about whether to welcome the hydroelectricity and potential prosperity or resist losing their land and proud agrarian heritage. Three years and millions of cubic yards of earth later, Weiss Lake emerged to alter Cherokee County history permanently. Post editor and county native Scott Wright presents a captivating collection of personal recollections and historical vignettes to illustrate the magnitude of the lake's influence in shaping the future of the area--and damming its past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Scott Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596295600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596295605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Douglas Scott Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984485482751,"sku":"9781596295605","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0eac3b10-9ce7-4554-8b79-0039c0209f05.jpg?v=1683272576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-weiss-lake-douglas-scott-wright-9781596295605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}