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Ohio Hill Country - by Platt (Hardcover)

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  • The southeastern third of Ohio is quite different from the flat or gently rolling portions of the state, differing in landscape, geologic history, ecology, and human history.
  • About the Author: Carolyn Platt is a retired professor of English at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland.
  • 64 Pages
  • History, United States

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The southeastern third of Ohio is quite different from the flat or gently rolling portions of the state, differing in landscape, geologic history, ecology, and human history. It is the deeply dissected hill country that was formed over many millions of years by sediments eroded from four ancient mountain ranges. Continuing erosion and massive runoff from great ice-age glaciers further shaped the land and its drainage systems.

In Ohio Hill Country, author Carolyn Platt describes how plant and animal life evolved to fill the many niches and microclimates afforded by the area's weathered sandstones and shales and the ravines cut by area streams. She introduces readers to places such as the Hocking Hills and the Edge of Appalachia in Adams County, which are still home to an exotic and diverse group of flora and fauna.

When European settlement began at the end of the eighteenth century, Platt explains, it inevitably caused enormous changes in plant cover and in the animal populations inhabiting the area's thick, old-growth woodlands. Farms supplanted forests, and stock replaced many wild animals, which were both hunted for food and exterminated because they competed with domestic animals. Burgeoning iron furnaces of the Hanging Rock Iron Range, coal mining that continues today, and other forces of development have altered the original fabric of the region.

The Hill Country, poorer than the rest of the state, offers both beauty and fascination. In some aspects, such as the re-growth of forests, the region has recovered from humans' rough handling. It is an old and complex landscape with exciting and intriguing natural and human histories. With engaging, readable prose complemented by maps and beautiful color photographs, Ohio Hill Country instills an understanding of and appreciation for southeastern Ohio's geology, ecology, and human history.



About the Author



Carolyn Platt is a retired professor of English at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. She is the author of Creatures of Change: An Album of Ohio Animals (The Kent State University Press, 1998), Birds of the Lake Erie Region (The Kent State University Press, 2001), and Cuyahoga Valley National Park Handbook (The Kent State University Press, 2006). She lives in Oregon.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.3 Inches (H) x 10.8 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 64
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Theme: State & Local
Format: Hardcover
Author: Platt
Language: English
Street Date: September 26, 2012
TCIN: 1008494279
UPC: 9781606351345
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-6158
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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