MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500019991
ISBN-139780500019993
eBay Product ID (ePID)1724525
Product Key Features
Book TitleMost Beautiful Villages and Towns of the South
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicUnited States / South / General, General, Sociology / Urban
IllustratorOkain, Dennis, Yes
GenreTravel, Social Science, Photography
AuthorBonnie Ramsey
Book SeriesThe Most Beautiful Villages Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight59.2 Oz
Item Length12.6 in
Item Width10.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-069559
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number0
Dewey Decimal975
SynopsisNowhere is the quintessence of Southern life so intensely expressed as in the villages and towns photographed and described in this book. Marked sometimes by the violent events of history--first settlement, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War--and the explosive growth of the cotton economy, these towns and villages appear in the book as they developed across the South., The region divides naturally into four geographic areas, each one a stage along the path of settlement. The miles of shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico provided natural harbors for the first arrivals. Piedmont, at the foot of the mountains stretching from Virginia to Georgia, possessed the rich soil that made it the center of Southern agriculture. The profusion of rivers and the rich land along their banks attracted settlers from the Carolinas and Georgia, while the final push was to the deep interior and the mountains, the upcountry from the Blue Ridge chain in Virginia to the Texas hill country. The villages of these regions are varied, but those included in this book all have their individual beauty, whether expressed in white clapboard or Victorian brick. Their historical variety, too, is expressed in their names, demonstrating the diversity of their origins. The name of Wascahachie, Texas, is derived from the Native American word for "buffalo creek." Waterford, Virginia, is unmistakably Irish, while Camden and York in South Carolina have a distinctly English ring. Whatever their origins, the villages and towns included in this book have one thing in common: their beauty. And this exquisite picture of the South is completed by special illustrated features on its horse culture, its churches and cemeteries, and its fabulous gardens. A Traveler's Guide to sites, local festivals, hotels, and guest-houses provides essential information for the visitor. Produced in association with Veranda magazine., Nowhere is the quintessence of Southern life so intensely expressed as in the villages and towns photographed and described in this book. Marked sometimes by the violent events of history �first settlement, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War �and the explosive growth of the cotton economy, these towns and villages appear in the book as they developed across the South.
LC Classification NumberF210.R28 2000
Bewertungen und Rezensionen
Relevanteste Rezensionen
- 05. Feb. 2021
Great book
Very interesting book highlighting interesting small Southern towns. Pretty photography.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
