The 1977 Sorokin Award–winning story of Buffalo Creek in the aftermath of a devastating flood.On February 26; 1972; 132-million gallons of debris-filled muddy water burst through a makeshift mining-company dam and roared through Buffalo Creek; a narrow mountain hollow in West Virginia. Following the flood; survivors from a previously tightly knit community were crowded into trailer homes with no concern for former neighborhoods. The result was a collective trauma that lasted longer than the individual traumas caused by the original disaster. Making extensive use of the words of the people themselves; Erikson details the conflicting tensions of mountain life in general—the tensions between individualism and dependency; self-assertion and resignation; self-centeredness and group orientation—and examines the loss of connection; disorientation; declining morality; rise in crime; rise in out-migration; etc.; that resulted from the sudden loss of neighborhood.
#150111 in Books Jonnes Jill 2016-09-27 2016-09-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.31 x 1.35 x 6.25l; 1.25 #File Name: 0670015660416 pagesUrban Forests A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very small type sizeBy JustWillMaybe I'm being very picky; or else my eyesight is failing; but I found the type in this book to be so small and condensed that it was unpleasant to read. So I ordered the Kindle version; which perhaps I should be doing anyway.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. History of treesBy Deborah VoggA very in depth history of how trees have been important in different times. And how Arber day came about. But mostly why we real need them.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerAbsolutely fascinating book. A slow read because there is so.much information to absorb.Definitely worth the purchase .
