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Virginia Curiosities: Curiosities Series

Autor Sharon Cavileer
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 ian 2013
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Old Dominion has to offer Whether you're a born-and-raised Virginian, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Virginia Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Sharon Cavileer takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Old Dominion State. Meet Gary Stiteler, owner of Glen's Fair Price Store-a curiosity shop that has been open since 1941. Ask him how to get a Confederate uniform or a replica of the famous ball gown worn in Gone with the Wind. Visit the First Peanut Museum in the U.S.A. and learn about the history of the peanut, from antique planters and cultivators to peanut scoopers, all thanks to the Waverly Women's Club.Relive the glory of the old south at Berry Hill: Wander around the stately white home, now a resort, and view the free-standing mahogany horseshoe staircase acclaimed as one of the finest stairs in the country.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780762769667
ISBN-10: 0762769661
Pagini: 321
Ilustrații: black & white halftones, maps
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:3 Rev ed.
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
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By Sharon Cavileer

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This definitive collection of the Old Dominion's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. Virginia Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette.