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Sullivan County: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)

Autor Joe Tennis
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2008
Sullivan County sits at the center of the Tri-Cities region of northeast Tennessee, with a scenic skyline, miles of mountains in the Cherokee National Forest, and three large lakes built by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Well-known county crossroads include Colonial Heights and Bloomingdale, while famous local landmarks include Warriors Path State Park; the stalagmites of the Appalachian Caverns and Bristol Caverns; the "World's Fastest Half-Mile Track" at Bristol Motor Speedway; the "Birthplace of Country Music" at Bristol; and the Grand Guitar, the world's only guitar-shaped museum. Piney Flats is the home of Rocky Mount, once the capitol building of "the Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio." Bluff City boasts railroad history and Civil War stories along the South Fork of the Holston River. Kingsport lays claim to Netherland Inn, Bays Mountain Park, and the Long Island of the Holston, a sacred place for the Cherokees. The courthouse town of Blountville holds the distinction of being the only county seat in Tennessee that is not incorporated.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780738554099
ISBN-10: 073855409X
Pagini: 127
Dimensiuni: 163 x 231 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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Descriere

Sullivan County sits at the center of the Tri-Cities region of northeast Tennessee, with a scenic skyline, miles of mountains in the Cherokee National Forest, and three large lakes built by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Well-known county crossroads include Colonial Heights and Bloomingdale, while famous local landmarks include Warriors Path State Park; the stalagmites of the Appalachian Caverns and Bristol Caverns; the aWorldas Fastest Half-Mile Tracka at Bristol Motor Speedway; the aBirthplace of Country Musica at Bristol; and the Grand Guitar, the worldas only guitar-shaped museum. Piney Flats is the home of Rocky Mount, once the capitol building of athe Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio.a Bluff City boasts railroad history and Civil War stories along the South Fork of the Holston River. Kingsport lays claim to Netherland Inn, Bays Mountain Park, and the Long Island of the Holston, a sacred place for the Cherokees. The courthouse town of Blountville holds the distinction of being the only county seat in Tennessee that is not incorporated.

Recenzii

Publication: Bristol Herald Courier
Article Title: Authoras Book Looks At Images From Sullivan County, Tenn
Author: Tom Netherland
Date: 10/12/08
Letas look deep into Sullivan County.
Through historic Blountville, into picturesque Bluff City, all about Kingsport, across the South Holston Lake and down Bristolas State Street circa years gone by.
Just part the pages of Joe Tennisa picturesque new book, aSullivan County, Tennessee: Images of Americaa (Arcadia, $19.99). In stores now, the longtime Bristol Herald Courier features writer dips into the Volunteer State with a book that thoroughly examines Sullivan County via interspersions of text with numerous photographs.
aIam absolutely excited about this book because of how many years of photos it spans, a Tennis said. aThis is in many ways a then-and-now book. I kind of wanted to bring an evolution of the county to the book.a
Take Bristol.
Tennis employs early and contemporary photographs of Bristol Motor Speedway, exhibiting the trackas transition from Lilliputian to colossus. Shots of country music pioneer A.P. Carter and Bristol native Tennessee Ernie Ford from the distant past juxtapose with recent pictures of Johnny Cash and local historian V.N. aBuda Phillips.
aI wanted to make sure it was a good balance, had maps, had all the corners of the county covered and had just the right photos, a Tennis said. aI wanted every photo to make sense as to why they were in there.a
When Tennis began the book in January 2007, he ventured a bit into the unknown. Text drove his prior books such as last yearas aBeach to Bluegrass, a and therefore he searched for just the right words. With aSullivan County, athe scribe sought photos and then text.
aYou meet a lot of people and go into a lot of homes, a Tennis said. aIt was an education.a
But Tennis did not proceed willy-nilly. Architects do not simply draw, football coaches do not merely line up their players and play, and wordsmiths do not pick up a pen and write away.
Tennis had a plan.
aI grabbed every resource I had in Sullivan County, a Tennis said, aand wrote a massive outline of what needed to be in the book and took inventory of the landmarks.a
Letas see. Bluff City Mills? Check. The Netherland Inn? Check. Country music, Kingas Department Store, mountains, lakes, churches. Check aem all.
aThe diversity of this county is so sweet. You canat get bored with this county, a Tennis said. aI think it translates to these pages. I wanted to explain the big stories and also tell you something new.a
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Title: aSullivan County, Tennessee: Images of Americaa
Author: Joe Tennis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Available: The book is available at local bookstores and online retailers, including http: //www.amazon.com and http: //www.barnesandnoble.com.
Info: (888) 313-2665
Web: http: //www.arcadiapublishing.com
E-mail: sales@arcadiapublishing.com
BOOK SIGNINGS
Oct. 13, 6: 30 p.m., Bristol Historical Association, presentation at United Way Building, 315 8th St., Bristol, Tenn., (276) 669-3885.
Oct. 17, 4-7 p.m., Avoca Branch Library, 1550 Volunteer Pkwy., Bristol, Tenn., (423) 968-9663.
Oct. 25, 2-5 p.m., B. Dalton Bookseller, Bristol Mall, (276) 466-8931.
Oct. 30, 6-8 p.m., Rocky Mount Museum, 200 Hyder Hill Road, Piney Flats, Tenn., (888) 538-1791.
TOMNETHERLAND is a freelance writer. He can be reached at features@bristolnews.com.

Notă biografică

Author Joe Tennis is an award-winning journalist and former Sullivan County resident. He has authored several local history books, including Beach to Bluegrass, Southwest Virginia Crossroads, and The Marble and Other Ghost Tales of Tennessee and Virginia. His articles and photographs have also appeared in Blue Ridge Country, Bristol Herald Courier, Kingsport Times-News, Appalachian Voice, the Virginian-Pilot, and the Roanoke Times.