Apalache (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Paul Metcalf
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Work: History
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Manners or customs, Social life, Native Americans or American Indians, Frontier or pioneer life, Land settlement, Senses or sensation, Exploration or explorers, Geology or geologists
Form and Content
The first chapter of Apalache has three sections. The first is a record of early explorers’ impressions of the land beyond the coast. The second, a listing of Indian names, functions as a response to the language and point of view of the explorers. The last is a description of the geological changes and formation of the area, a look backward at a time before man came upon the land.
The attitude of the early explorers of the Appalachian area is awe at the richness and beauty of the land. Metcalf frames the selections from travelers and explorers...
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