Blue Ridge Parkway Through Time

Author(s): Amy Waters Yarsinske

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Series: America Through Time
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781635000672
Related Topics: America Through Time, Virginia, South, Nature

DESCRIPTION

The story of the Blue Ridge Parkway—America's Favorite Drive—has been called awe-inspiring.

Beginning with the inception of design work done during the early 1930s through its construction and final completion, the parkway—the longest road planned as a single unit in the United States and also an elongated park, protecting significant mountain landscapes far beyond the shoulders of the road itself—was completed with the contributions of many talented individuals.

The National Park Service, which oversees it, informs that a Blue Ridge Parkway experience is unlike any other: a slow-paced and relaxing drive revealing stunning long-range vistas and close-up views of the rugged mountains and pastoral landscapes of the Appalachian Highlands.

The parkway meanders for 469 miles, protecting a diversity of plants and animals, and providing opportunities for enjoying all that makes this region of the country so special.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

Amy Waters Yarsinske is the author of several best-selling, award-winning non-fiction books. Her drive to document and investigate history-shaping stories and people has already led to over 60 non-fiction books, most of them spotlighting current affairs, the military, history and the environment. Amy graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and Economics. She earned her Master of Planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture, where she was a DuPont Fellow and Lawn/Range resident. She also holds numerous graduate certificates, including from the CIVIC Leadership Institute and the Joint Forces Staff College, both headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635000672
Publisher: America Through Time
Date: 05/28/2018
State: Virginia
Series: America Through Time
Images: 160 Color
Dimensions: 6.5 (w) x 9.25 (h)

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