{"product_id":"the-great-smoky-mountains-national-adam-h-alfrey-9780738590714","title":"The Great Smoky Mountains National Park","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor centuries, the majesty and mystery of the Great Smoky Mountains have lured mankind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cherokee were among the first to build thriving communities here, and backcountry frontiersmen were next to put down roots. In time, visitors arrived, eager to take in the cool mountain air, and returned home with stories of hillbillies. Then came those who used the mountains for their own advantages, such as lumber barons, armed with steam shovels and skidders. Eventually, civic boosters from western North Carolina and east Tennessee took note and began advocating for the protection of the Great Smoky Mountains. Before a national park could be established, though, there were competing interests to be sorted and a consideration of the lives affected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam H. Alfrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738590711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738590714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.30d","brand":"Adam H. Alfrey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443644903679,"sku":"9780738590714","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74252716-0ada-437f-be35-52fa0e7ba97b.jpg?v=1777206848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-smoky-mountains-national-adam-h-alfrey-9780738590714","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}