Reviews for Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History of the Highest Peaks in Eastern America

The average rating for Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History of the Highest Peaks in Eastern America based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-08-04 00:00:00 Patrick McGrath Great Read For a hiker/waterfaller who has visited the Blacks, viewed them from afar, journeyed to Mitchell Falls following an eerily similar route as Elisha Mitchell, and having spent on and offtrail time on the area, the book gave me the needed narrative to understand the historical context of a fascinating 15 mile slice of America. Kudos to Dr. Silver for sharing his personal experiences. As we like to say, risk makes the adventure come alive, and we wouldn't want it any other way ...

Review # 2 was written on 2017-04-13 00:00:00 Rebecca Forbes Throughly enjoyed this book about the Blacks,the mountains we look at each morning on our walk and the range where we often hike. The history is fascinating. However,the environmental impact of careless human actions motivated by profit is startling and sad. We can only hope that, in spite of the worsening impact of global warming these majestic mountains and their environment will have a chance.