|
Park Profiles: Blue Ridge Range (Park Profiles) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ronald M. Fisher, Richard Alexander, Iii Cooke, National Geographic Society
Category: Book
List Price: $15.00
Buy New: $8.96
You Save: $6.04 (40%)
New (7) Used (8) from $4.45
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2706447
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.5
ASIN: B000ENBR28
Publication Date: March 1, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Book Description
Welcome to the ancient, rumpled realm of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Writer Ron Fisher and photographer Rik Cooke guide you through the gentle mountains that rise in a sky-wash haze from Pensylvania to northern Georgia. The New River, America's oldest stream, flows across the entire range while a 470-mile continuous span of skyline road leads from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Seven national forests harbor 130 species of trees and an astonishing diversity of mosses, fungi, flowering plants, and wildlife. Meet Cherokee Indians who continue the artistic traditions of their ancestors as well as descendants of European settlers who developed their own lasting heritage of folk crafts.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 An easy look at Blue Ridge flora, fauna and folk life August 17, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ron Fisher wrote this "bookazine" in a very plain, homespun style which causes one to learn tons of information about people and places of the Blue Ridge without realizing it. There was too-scant mention of the region's physiography and natural history; however, once I got far enough inside to notice that, I was already sufficiently captivated by the tales of human history and folklore that the book was well worth finishing. Like Fisher, I cruised the Blue Ridge Parkway on a cool, misty weekday; and he captured the peaceful mood perfectly in his description of that jaunt. Whether from watching a Salem Buccaneers minor league game, interviewing Foxfire writers, or recording the tales of an elderly wood whittler, the hundreds of micro-stories of Blue Ridge folk life come out well done. Of course, as is the Geographic's gold standard, the photography is splendid. Any high school or college student writing about the Appalachian way of life must have this work in his reference list. And I strongly recommend this book for anyone planning a driving trip (off the interstates!) through western Virginia, western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee or far northern Georgia.
 Great with alot of awesome pictures January 5, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am from the Blue Ridge Mountains and I think this magazine was great. It has alot of information about the people, parks and places of the Blue Ridge. There are tons of pictures and suggestions of places to visit. READ IT!
|
|
|
Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| |
