Nestled In The Blue Ridge Mountains

Author : Camelia McNeil Elliott
Publisher : Infinity Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780741448675
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains written by Camelia McNeil Elliott and published by Infinity Pub. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every summer, Camelia McNeil Elliott, spent a month with her beloved grandparents in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. While visiting Mabry Mill¿s rotating waterwheel, Elliott imagined Lizzie Mabry grinding white corn for customers in 1908. Inspired, she wrote stories about Appalachian mountaineers and her family, such as her great-great grandmother¿s incarceration in a corn crib by Civil War soldiers, her grandparent¿s 1917 elopement in a horse drawn carriage during a treacherous mountain ice storm, and her father¿s jail house shenanigans at the Floyd County Courthouse. Elliott¿s book tells captivating and intriguing stories of Virginia history, culture, traditions, and everyday living common to all mountain families.

Author : Fred C. Fussell
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 146964147X
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina written by Fred C. Fussell and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina are the heart of a region where traditional music and dance are performed and celebrated as nowhere else in America. This guide puts readers on the trail to discover many sites where the unique musical legacy thrives, covering bluegrass and stringband music, clogging, and other traditional forms of music and dance. The book includes stories of the legendary music of the Blue Ridge Mountains, maps, and contact information for the featured sites, as well as color illustrations and profiles of prominent musicians and music traditions. Chapters are organized county by county, and sidebars include interviews with and profiles of performers, information about various performance styles, and a brief history of Blue Ridge music. The updated second edition adds three new music venues, along with updated information on the almost sixty music sites in Western North Carolina profiled in the previous edition. Also included are new full-color photos, two new artist profiles, and a CD of twenty-six classic songs from the mountains and the foothills.

Author : Janie DeVos
Publisher : Lyrical Press
ISBN 13 : 1601836813
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beneath a Thousand Apple Trees written by Janie DeVos and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the 20th century dawns, the world is transformed in dizzying ways. But nestled in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains is a place, and a family, out of time—where one young girl will grow to face the challenges of each generation before her—and discover whether she has the strength to overcome them... The eldest surviving daughter of Anna Guinn, Rachel rarely ventures far from her home in the Appalachians, aside from an occasional trip into town to trade a penny for a peppermint stick. Sometimes she yearns for more, but as much as she fears her mother’s unstable mind, she is anchored by the strength of her grandmother, Willa. Freed from an abusive marriage, Willa holds the family together through hardship, all the while fulfilling her role as keeper of her neighbors’ carefully guarded secrets—the most painful of which may be her own. In this isolated, eccentric world where people depend on moonshine to put food on the table, hang talismans to chase away ghosts—and tragedy can strike as suddenly as a coiled copperhead—Rachel wonders what life has in store. Most of all, she worries whether she and her sister have inherited the darkness that lurks inside their mother. Her one respite is the town’s apple orchard, the ally she finds there—and the revelation that she can take her destiny into her own hands, decide what to leave behind—and what is truly worth carrying into the future...

Author : Swannanoa Valley Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439612617
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Mountain and the Swannanoa Valley written by Swannanoa Valley Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-05-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Carolina's magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains have drawn people to the Swannanoa Valley since the beginning of time. Rivers and forests lured early hunters and gatherers; later inhabitants tilled the rich, fertile soil and logged the thick forests on the mountainsides. People also came to the mountains to enjoy the mystical beauty and enchantment of the area, the cool, crisp climate, and the sparkling waters of brooks and streams. Hiking, camping, and the tranquility of a woodland world provided escape from city life. The Swannanoa Valley is cradled between the Craggy Mountains to the north and the Swannanoa Mountains to the south. Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in America east of the Mississippi River, rises majestically nearby. Among the early visitors who decided to settle in the valley were those who purchased the land that later became the sites of the famous conference centers in the area-Montreat, YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, and Ridgecrest-and businessmen, who brought industry to the area.

Author : Mark Clegg
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476677220
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountain Miles written by Mark Clegg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  The Appalachian Mountains are a well-known world treasure, perhaps the most biodiverse region on the planet. This book spans almost six years and 500 miles of hiking by the author along the southern portion of the Appalachian Trail. A fresh perspective is brought to the subculture of "AT" hikers. The path of the trail crosses many areas that featured dramatic family events, and the author weaves in compelling stories of his ancestors who called this ancient mountain range home. Also explored are a multitude of topics ranging from environmental challenges to the modern day problems facing residents of the region.

Author : James Robert Saunders
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078647856X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Howard Frank Mosher and the Classics written by James Robert Saunders and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard Frank Mosher has spent the greater part of his career depicting a relatively isolated section of Vermont known as the Northeast Kingdom. Yet, even as he writes about that particular area in the Green Mountain State, he is investigating age-old themes from among the best English and American literary works. His first novel, Disappearances (1977), signaled the arrival of a master craftsman harkening us back to Melville's Billy Budd and Moby-Dick, in terms of humankind's struggle against an ever present evil. A full 33 years after the publication of his first novel, the Vermont author, in Walking to Gatlinburg (2010), examined the polarity between cowardice and honor. In the intervening years, between Disappearances and Gatlinburg, Mosher explored crucial matters such as the disappearing wilderness, industrialization, black male/white female encounters, the necessity of humor, the quest for salvation, and the immortality of romantic love, all issues that he delved into as he staked out a unique terrain within the pantheon of Bunyan, Shakespeare, Dreiser, Twain, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Harper Lee, and others.

Author : Johnny Molloy
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
ISBN 13 : 1634040570
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Five-Star Trails: Roanoke and the New River Valley written by Johnny Molloy and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Star Trails: Roanoke and the New River Valley showcases 40 hikes in the mountains, valleys, and Piedmont of Western Virginia. The guide includes an array of treks reflecting the area's superlative scenery, from wild waterfalls in the New River Valley to highland wildernesses of the Jefferson National Forest, historic paths along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and waterside strolls beside Smith Mountain Lake. It is authored by the Southeast's most experienced outdoors writer, Johnny Molloy. Hikes in this book range from just under 2 miles to over 10 miles, creating opportunities for hikers of all ages, and will accommodate your desires for hikes of multiple lengths, depending on mood, time, and company. Trail configurations are diverse as well--including out-and-back hikes, loops, and balloon loops. Hike settings vary from developed county parks to the back of beyond.

Author : Walter A Rutes
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393730555
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hotel Design Planning And Development written by Walter A Rutes and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001-06-05 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous editions published 1985 as Hotel planning and design.

Author : Candyce H. Stapen
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1581578660
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorer's Guide Virginia written by Candyce H. Stapen and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2011-07-04 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Explorer’s Guides, expert authors and helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, family-friendly activities, and excellent restaurants and lodgings. Regional and city maps help you get around and What’s Where provides a quick reference on everything from tourist attractions to off-the-beaten-track sites. Virginia is for lovers—lovers of history, the outdoors, sport, and fine food! Hike and kayak at Belle Isle State Park; soak up Revolutionary history in Colonial Williamsburg; sample Piedmont wines and Eastern Shore crab cakes; or visit Arlington National Cemetery. From ocean to mountains, wildlife sanctuaries to caves, Virginia’s joys are endless.

Author : Denise Hunter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781683316787
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blue Ridge Sunrise written by Denise Hunter and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Former free spirit Zoe Collins swore she'd never again set foot in Copper Creek or speak to the man who broke her heart. But return she must when her beloved Granny dies, leaving the family legacy to Zoe--a peach orchard nestled at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains"--