Dam Greed

About the Book

The book Dam Greed reveals the second effort to save the Little T by lawyers who saw unique beauty in the river and alternative ways to bring industry and money to the area without flooding. The lawyers, scientists, and archaeologists tried to prevent the destruction of the land, water, farming businesses, recreation areas, and historical sites. They reveal the politics that disregarded the environment, free enterprise, and the Endangered Species Act. The book may be purchased over the Internet at http://www.xlibris.com or locally at Sloan’s Center in Madisonville or Vonore, Susan Morris Art Gallery in Sweetwater, John Hall Museum in Tellico Plains, and McKenzie Books in Athens. The cover was made by Julie Jack, a professor of art at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tennessee. Water, the sky, a map of the area, and the Rose Island holly are shown with Robert and Bruce Dorward, the husband and the son of the author. Ms. Jack’s work is available at Athens Art and Frame Shop. Her Web site is http://www.juliejack.com, and she is available as a visiting artist and instructor at conferences and workshops.

About the Author

Frances Brown Dorward gives a panoramic view of the people directly involved in the changes forced on the Little Tennessee River watershed. Personal stories reveal their situation before the building of Politics Dam and the impoundment of the river to form Politics Lake, or Tellico Dam and Tellico Lake respectively. Mrs. Dorward was involved with the landowners, fishermen, and environmentalists’ struggle to “save the Little T.” The Association for the Preservation of the Little Tennessee River was organized in her living room, and an early community meeting was held at Rose Island Nursery, Vonore. She has worked for five years to compile the stories from a community that was changed from a capitalist-free enterprise economy to control of the area by a socialist government agency. The agency has brought business and wealth to the area; however, some land seized by the law of eminent domain for industrial development is now sold or leased for housing development for in-migrant retirees or second-home persons.