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A History of Transportation in Western NC, Trails Roads Rails, ON SALE
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Standort: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
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- Artikelzustand
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Special Attributes
- Illustrated
- Original Language
- English
- Subject
- History & Transportation
- ISBN
- 9781467137065
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
1467137065
ISBN-13
9781467137065
eBay Product ID (ePID)
227730575
Product Key Features
Book Title
History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Automotive / History, Railroads / History, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, History
Book Series
Transportation Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
0.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-941437
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Travel isn't always easy, even today, in our rugged mountain homes of Western North Carolina. But, as author Terry Ruscin reminds us, travel came about here as an evolution. From stagecoach routes, Native American trails and the state's first electric streetcars in Asheville to what would become our aviation legacy, Ruscin's work, in this examination of Western North Carolina transportation history,centers on those who dared to chance the climate and terrain." Watauga Democrat, "Among the book's coterie of memorable characters are Valentine Ripley, one of the county's earliest entrepreneurs, who owned the largest stagecoach company in the area and who was instrumental in bringing the first rail lines to the mountains; Solomon Jones, the mid-19th-century surveyor of many of the roads still in use today; and Colonel Sidney Pickens, who organized the first mule-driven trolley service in Hendersonville. In more recent times, Oscar Meyer Jr. (no connection to the cold-cuts empire) was the driving force behind Hendersonville's airport, and taught many of the county's earliest aviators to fly." Bold Life Magazine, "In "A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina," Ruscin comprehensively and exhaustively covers all aspects of transportation in our region, from former cattle trails and river boats, to street cars and early airplanes." Blue Ridge Now "The book's informative and interesting foreword was written by Robert Morgan, North Carolina poet laureate and bestselling author of Gap Creek, Lions of the West and Chasing the North Star. It's back cover blurb offers insight into Ruscin's work which, true to this author's established form, makes learning about history a lively and entertaining adventure." WHKP "Among the book's coterie of memorable characters are Valentine Ripley, one of the county's earliest entrepreneurs, who owned the largest stagecoach company in the area and who was instrumental in bringing the first rail lines to the mountains; Solomon Jones, the mid-19th-century surveyor of many of the roads still in use today; and Colonel Sidney Pickens, who organized the first mule-driven trolley service in Hendersonville. In more recent times, Oscar Meyer Jr. (no connection to the cold-cuts empire) was the driving force behind Hendersonville's airport, and taught many of the county's earliest aviators to fly." Bold Life Magazine, "In "A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina," Ruscin comprehensively and exhaustively covers all aspects of transportation in our region, from former cattle trails and river boats, to street cars and early airplanes." Blue Ridge Now, "The book's informative and interesting foreword was written by Robert Morgan, North Carolina poet laureate and bestselling author of Gap Creek, Lions of the West and Chasing the North Star. It's back cover blurb offers insight into Ruscin's work which, true to this author's established form, makes learning about history a lively and entertaining adventure." WHKP
Dewey Decimal
380.9756
Synopsis
Traveling across the treacherous and diverse landscape of western North Carolina is a challenge historically met with human ingenuity. Mountain traces of Native Americans, dusty stagecoach routes and vital railroads lined the region. Asheville installed the state's first electric streetcars. Intrepid young men and women continued North Carolina's aviation legacy. The Buncombe Turnpike helped tame the Blue Ridge Mountains, allowing livestock drives to reach markets in South Carolina. Author Terry Ruscin reveals the visionaries and risk-takers who paved the way to the "Land of the Sky" in a wondrous examination of western North Carolina transportation history.
LC Classification Number
HE213.N8R87 2016
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- y***e (1412)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufGreat job by a most gracious seller! Item well packaged, promptly posted, came fast and arrived on time in the condition listed. Many thanks for such wonderful customer care and service! :-)JAMES BOND "MOONRAKER", by Ian Fleming 1955 USED Book 189 pgs (Nr. 197459888676)
- 6***9 (2)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufBook was as described and packaged for shipping with care. Would buy from this seller again!YORK Co, SC MARRIAGES 1770-1869, by Langdon, 1983 Used Genealogy Book 101 pgs (Nr. 196553125339)