In this landmark study, the establishment of the CCC in North Carolina is discussed, camp life is recounted in great detail, and the accomplishments of the Corps are examined. Separate chapters present the involvement of African Americans and the Cherokee in North Carolina's CCC efforts. Ninety black-and-white illustrations bring the story of that magnificent army to life.

That Magnificent Army of Youth and Peace: The Civilian Conservation Corps in North Carolina, 1933-1942

History

Jolley, Harley E.

Americas

North Carolina Office of Archives and History

The Blue Ridge Parkway

Univ of Tennessee Pr

Blue Ridge Parkway Paperback - May 31, 1969

Business & Money

Industries

Univ Tennessee Press

Blue Ridge Parkway: The First 50 Years

Appalachian Consortium Pr

Painting With a Comet's Tail: The Touch of the Landscape Architect on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Civilized man has been prone to conjure up a maxim or saying to reflect the prevailing philosophy of the day. Two of those familiar favorites readily apply to the world famous Blue Ridge Parkway, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Harley E. Jolley explores the parkway through the history if its landscape architecture.

Painting with a Comet's Tail

Appalachian State University

Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Topping mountain crests, dipping into river valleys, and rambling through farmlands and national forests, the Blue Ridge Parkway winds 470 miles through Virginia and North Carolina--the heart of Southern Appalachia. Images by noted nature photographer George Humphries show the splendor of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the text tells the story of the Parkway and the Southern Appalachians, a region rich in music, crafts, and human and natural history. 66 color photos.

Travel

Humphries, George

Pittillo, J. Dan

Reference

Westcliffe Pub

Topping mountain crests, dipping into river valleys, and rambling through farmlands and national forests, the Blue Ridge Parkway winds 470 miles through Virginia and North Carolina--the heart of Southern Appalachia. Images by noted nature photographer George Humphries show the splendor of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the text tells the story of the Parkway and the Southern Appalachians, a region rich in music, crafts, and human and natural history. 66 color photos.

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

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