Cumberland Island National Seashore: A History of Conservation Conflict

by Lary M. Dilsaver

Located off the coast of Georgia, Cumberland Island was once the retreat of some of America?s wealthiest families, most notably the family of Thomas Carnegie, brother of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, and his wife Lucy. The death in 1962 of their last child, Florence Carnegie Perkins, ended the restrictions of a complex family trust arrangement and led to the division of their land among Carnegie descendants. These parties and the other landowners,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813922682
• ISBN13: 9780813922683
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher