Last stand at Fork Creek : a farm family fights to save their land, community and the Little Tennessee River / Carolyn Ritchey.
Publisher:
Ramble Corner Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
333 pages : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-333).
Contents:
Farm life: peaceful and rewarding -- A ruckus comes to Fork Creek -- Family milestones and river treasures -- The wolves are at our door -- U.S. Federal Marshals secure farm appraisal -- Endangered snail darter is a bur under TVA's saddle -- Two-day condemnation hearing is a mockery -- Diesel fumes, floodlights and heavy hearts -- Politically sabotaged -- The snail darter two-step -- The 'Tennessee Three' and their obsession with the dam -- The 'dam' three-ring circus -- Carter's betrayal; farmers' protest -- Grasping at straws -- Chota, Cherokee capital 1753-1790 -- Waiting for the dust to settle -- Driven out -- Bulldozed -- Death and extinction -- In closing.
Summary:
"It's been said that every farmer has a story, each as unique as his sun-lined, weathered brow. This is such a story, a firsthand, factual narrative of the struggles and encounters endured by the Jean and Ben Ritchey family as they farmed their land, raised their children and bore the brunt of federal condemnation by the Tennessee Valley Authority. It is offered as a testament to their courage and will to persevere at a time when farmers were forgotten and justice gave way to political greed." -- back cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.