| Along Virginia's Route 58: True Tales from Beach to Bluegrass Contributor(s): Tennis, Joe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540202925 ISBN-13: 9781540202925 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $32.39 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv) - Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - Road Travel |
| Dewey: 975 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Route 58 stretches across all five hundred miles of Virginia, from the sandy shores of the Atlantic to the waterfalls and wild ponies of the Blue Ridge Highlands. Weird, quirky and intriguing legends and lore lie along this historic highway, including a UFO landing in South Hill, Virginia Beach's "witch duck" controversy of 1706 and Nat Turner's bloody insurrection in 1831. Country music icon Johnny Cash played his final shows at the world-famous Carter Fold. Civil War skirmishes touched towns. The "Wreck of the Old 97" happened in Danville, and haunting memories of a schoolhouse lost to a tornado remain in Rye Cove. Author Joe Tennis provides a guide to Route 58 with a trail of tales, accompanied by easy driving directions and vivid photography. |