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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Touring The Shenandoah Valley Backroads ISBN13: 9780895873866 ISBN10: 0895873869 Author: Sutcliffe, Andrea (Author) Description: Shenandoah--Most Often Translated As Daughter Of The Stars--Is One Of The Loveliest Names In The Language Backroads Travelers Will Find That It Fits The Valley Perfectly Most People Know The Shenandoah Valley For Its Civil War-Era History, From Robert E Lee's Capture Of John Brown At Harpers Ferry In 1859 To Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign Of 1862 To The Battle Of New Market In 1864 Fewer Know That The Winchester Area Was Home To George Washington, Explorer Richard Byrd, Novelist Willa Cather, And Singer Patsy Cline Or That Thomas Jefferson Owned The Geologic Wonder Known As Natural Bridge Or That The Mccormick Farm Near Steeles Tavern Was The Site Of A Revolutionary Breakthrough In Agriculture In The Early 1800S The Word Shenandoah May Have Had As Many Spellings As There Are Stars In The Sky, But The Area's Scenic Vistas Are Practically Endless Travelers Will Know They've Reached The Valley When Every Turn In The Road Reveals Another Photoworthy Image Of Stunning Mountain Views, Scenic Rolling Fields, Or Quaint Country Towns And Villages From The Picturesque Goshen Pass, To The Winding Country Roads Between Lexington And Staunton, To The Mennonite Farms Around Harrisonburg, To The Dramatic River Confluence At Harpers Ferry, The Shenandoah Valley Has Been Attracting Visitors And Inspiring Artists, Photographers, And Writers For More Than 200 Years The Thirteen Tours In This Book Explore Areas Of Unspoiled Countryside And Appalachian Landscapes Within Easy Range Of Metropolitan Centers Like Washington, D C , Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond, And Norfolk Originally From San Antonio, Andrea Sutcliffe Has A Journalism Degree From The University Of Texas At Austin She Was A Writer, Editor, And Publications Manager In The Washington, Dc, Area For Twenty Years Her Writing And Editing Career Began In 1990 As Director Of The Eei Press In Alexandria, Virginia In 1996, Andrea Sutcliffe Moved To Virginia's Shenandoah Valley To Devote Herself Full-Time To Writing Andrea's Love Of Her New Home In The Mountains Of Western Virginia, And A Desire To Learn More About The Region's Fascinating History, Led To Her Book, Touring The Shenandoah Valley Backroads Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Blair Publication Date: 2010-10-01 Weight: 0.9 lbs Dimensions: 0.6'' H x 8.9'' L x 6'' W Number of Pages: 272 Language: English