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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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1995
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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, novel by
Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1856. It complements
Uncle Tom's Cabin by showing the demoralizing influence of slavery on the whites. Dred is modeled on Nat Turner. There were three dramatizations of
Dred, including one by Brougham.
Nina Gordon places the management of her deceased father's North Carolina estate in the hands of Harry, a mulatto half‐brother. On her sudden death from cholera, her brother Tom comes into possession of the property and cruelly forces Harry to flee. Seeking refuge in the Swamp, Harry is protected by Dred, a black religious fanatic, who is killed when Tom comes to search for his half‐brother. A subplot tells a parallel story of a worthless trader, John Cripps, whose cruelty drives his slave, Old Tiff, to take Cripps's children to the Swamp among other refugees. Through Edward Clayton, Nina's former fiancé, the fugitives are transported to Canada and safety.
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SYMPOSIUM TO LOOK AT DISMAL SWAMP BIOLOGY, HISTORY.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 1/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the past two decades, the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge has become...ensure the preservation of the Dismal Swamp by Joseph H. Stutts, retired...The biological surveys of the Dismal Swamp, 1895-1898, by Charles O...
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SEMINAR TO ADDRESS DISMAL SWAMP'S FUTURE.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 12/29/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...symposium on the future of the Dismal Swamp will be held Monday and Tuesday...support for preservation of the Dismal Swamp, an historical perspective by...ensure the preservation of the Dismal Swamp, by Joseph H. Stutts, retired...
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great dismal swamp * breaking ground irst step taken toward new park.(Y)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 3/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...the root-filled soil behind the Dismal Swamp Canal Visitor Center on Monday...2003, when he was assigned to the Dismal Swamp State Park. Reach Jeffrey Hampton...about the new state park The Dismal Swamp State Park will provide picnicking...
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DISMAL SWAMP: A WILD TREASURE WITH A COLORFUL PLACE IN HISTORY.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/14/2002; 700+ words
; ...is now part of Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge...that exists here. The Dismal Swamp is said to be the nesting...series of southern coastal swamps, and so is the northern...seemingly untouched. And the swamp's storied past co
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state line unites efforts for dismal swamp visitors.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 9/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...Pilot The interior trim of the new Dismal Swamp State Park visitor s center is...Leary-Smith, director of the Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center off of U...the new visitors center at the Dismal Swamp State Park are built from trees...
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PRESERVING DISMAL SWAMP HISTORY REQUIRES FUNDS, ACCURACY.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 3/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...Byline: BILL AGRESTE The Great Dismal Swamp has been described as "paradise...in the development of the Great Dismal Swamp. Owning a large amount of acreage...Interior by the Union Camp Corp. The Dismal Swamp Canal's first vessel was a shingle...
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DISMAL FANS NOT BOGGED DOWN BY SWAMP NAME S.C. PARK DROPPED MONIKA, INCREASED VISITORS.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 4/12/2004; 700+ words
; ...disheartening as that given the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Sprawling...kidding me? Why do I want to go to a dismal swamp?" Yet even if the name were changed...Paddle for the Border trip down the Dismal Swamp Canal. More than 100 canoes and...
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DISMAL SWAMP STORY IS RICH IN HISTORY.(DAILY BREAK)(Review)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 1/9/2000; 700+ words
; ...FABULOUS HISTORY OF THE DISMAL SWAMP COMPANY A Story of George...As Royster traces the swamp company's dismal fortunes, he carries...role in draining the swamp, problems arose. Slaves...swamp and in nearby Dismal Plantation had a habit...
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PATH TO FREEDOM IS OFFICIAL GREAT DISMAL SWAMP RECOGNIZED AS PART OF UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The Great Dismal Swamp, a former sanctuary for runaway...who attended the ceremony. "The Dismal Swamp is a national treasure that happens...inclusion in the network: the Dismal Swamp Canal; the Great Dismal Swamp...
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TOURING THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP ALTHOUGH HE'S STARTING SMALL, ECO-TOURISM BUSINESSMAN GEORGE T. WALLACE EVENTUALLY WANTS TO MAKE A LIVING SHOWING PEOPLE THIS VAST FORESTED WETLAND. <.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/28/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...temptation to call him Swamp Man. After all, George...lived alongside the Great Dismal Swamp so long that he...overnight trips through the swamp - which include a moonlight...Wallace owns and operates Dismal Swamp tours... Wallace...boat... Graphic Great Dismal Swamp ...
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Dismal Swamp
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
DISMAL SWAMP DISMAL SWAMP, an immense wetland in North Carolina and Virginia covering about...was immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in "The Slave in the Dismal Swamp." In the 1970s a controversial drainage and agricultural development...
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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe...Harry to flee. Seeking refuge in the Swamp, Harry is protected by Dred, a black...to take Cripps's children to the Swamp among other refugees. Through Edward...
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swamp
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...The most extensive swamps are found along the Atlantic...Everglades of S Florida, Dismal Swamp of Virginia, and Okefenokee Swamp of Georgia and N Florida. Because the bottom of a swamp is at or below the water table, swamps serve to channel runoff...
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Chesapeake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...agricultural industries; and a large part of the Great Dismal Swamp. The large variety of products includes machinery...Great Bridge was fought (1775) in Chesapeake. The Dismal Swamp Canal was completed in 1822.
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North Carolina
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...flat tidewater country, often swampy, even beyond the Dismal Swamp in the north. In the upper coastal plain the land rises...in national forests (the state has four) and in the Dismal Swamp. Places of historic interest include Fort Raleigh National...
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