Table of Contents Acknowledgments (1979) vii Foreword by Sam J. Ervin Jr. (1979) 1 Preface to the New Edition 7 Introduction from the 1979 Edition 11 1. The River and the Valley: Geology and Prehistory 15 2. The New River in the Old West: Conflict and Settlement 25 3. The Lost Provinces 43 4. "Progress" Comes to the New River: Phase One of the Blue Ridge Project 57 5. Another Green Light for Blue Ridge 67 6.

The Scenic River Strategy 75 7. Counterattack in Court 85 8. The People Unite 105 9. False Hopes and a New Defeat 119 10. The New River Like It Is 139 Epilogue from the 1979 Edition 171 Epilogue to the New Edition: The New River Valley Since 1976 by R. Seth Woodard 175 Notes 187 Bibliography 191 Index 197.