Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Anne Mitchell WhisnantTheme:Chronological Period/1930's, Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/South Atlantic, Cultural Region/Southeast U.S., Geographic Orientation/North Carolina, Geographic Orientation/VirginiaPublish date:3/1/2010Pages:464
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807871263ISBN-10:0807871265UPC:9780807871263Book Category:History, TravelBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & Local, 20th Century, SouthSize:9.24 x 6.38 x 1.12 inchesWeight:0.672Product ID:SCJSBF2GHJ
The most visited site in the National Park system, the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway winds along the ridges of the Appalachian mountains in Virginia and North Carolina. According to most accounts, the Parkway was a New Deal "Godsend for the needy," built without conflict or opposition by landscape architects and planners who traced their vision along a scenic, isolated southern landscape. The historical archives relating to this massive public project, however, tell a different and much more complicated story, which Anne Mitchell Whisnant relates in this revealing history of the beloved roadway.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807871263ISBN-10:0807871265UPC:9780807871263Book Category:History, TravelBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & Local, 20th Century, SouthSize:9.24 x 6.38 x 1.12 inchesWeight:0.672Product ID:SCJSBF2GHJ
Anne Mitchell Whisnant received her Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is now Director of Research, Communications, and Programs for the Office of Faculty Governance and adjunct assistant professor of history. She has worked as a consultant to the National Park Service and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. More information about the book is available online at www.superscenic.com.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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