Meigs Line

Dwight McCarter; Joe Kelley

ISBN 10: 1935130064 / ISBN 13: 9781935130062

Published by Grateful Steps, 2009

About this Item

A very nice, tight, square, clean copy in a dust jacket with a 1/4 closed tear at the top left corner but little other wear. Signed by the author on the title page.

Seller Inventory # 002857

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Meigs Line
• Publisher: Grateful Steps
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935130064
• ISBN 13: 9781935130062
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Rich with ranger lore, wilderness savvy and tracking expertise, Meigs Linefollows Dwight McCarter and Joe Kelley, two retired rangers, on their search for Meigs Line, a survey line that resolved for years prior survey controversies between the Cherokee and American nations in 1802. Using an antique compass, cameras, old maps and a copy of what survives of Meigs' journal, they found very clear, preserved evidence of the survey--albeit only on the mountain tops--and a story to tell about a period in history when two nations worked together to resolve a dispute over territory.

Review

Kelley and McCarter have opened the door to a long-forgotten chapter in the history of the Smokies. --Charles Maynard, founding director of Friends of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park and author of Going Along to the Great Smokey Mountains