Get an intimate view of what the Grand Ole Opry is like behind the scenes. Consider this book to be your virtual tour of "the show that made country music famous," featuring personal accounts from Opry members, rare photographs, and more. As Opry member Garth Brooks says in the book's pages: "No offense to all the people sitting in the seats, but the real show is backstage. That's the Opry." The story of Brooks' nerve-wracking first night at the Opry is shared in the book as well as tales of Carrie Underwood's improbable first encounter with the legendary Loretta Lynn and Vince Gills' treasured time spent backstage with Opry patriarch Roy Acuff.

Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry

Grandin Hood Publishers

A photographic history of the Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona, constructed in 1929. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Robin Hood.

Arizona Biltmore: Jewel Of The Desert

Crutchfield, James A.

A Century of Impact celebrates the first 100 years of the National Parks Conservation Association, tracing its history and vision through stunning photography and tales of victory in a beautifully designed keepsake book. From its founding by the same visionaries who helped to create the National Park Service to present-day battles to protect our public lands, the National Parks Conservation Association has been the independent, non-partisan protector of America s favorite places. A Century of Impact presents this admirable legacy through richly illustrated tales of an impassioned organization in action fighting off threats to park lands, water, air and wildlife, and advocating for a park system that tells a more complete American story. Readers will enjoy fascinating and often untold tales of park protection such as saving Olympic s old-growth forests from WWII lumber production; restoring the endangered Florida panther in the greater Everglades ecosystem; keeping the nation s largest landfill from the doorstep of Joshua Tree; defeating a proposed casino sited within cannon range of the hallowed ground of Gettysburg and an inside look at how persistent advocacy led to the creation of parks from Great Basin and Tallgrass Prairie to Pullman, Stonewall and Birmingham. With A Century of Impact, readers are invited to join NPCA s centennial celebration and discover how this humble organization has helped to shape the National Park System as we know it. More than that, it is a compelling reminder that the future of this nation s most sacred spaces lies in the hands of ordinary citizens, united to ensure that America s best idea endures for generations to come.

National Parks Conservation Association: A Century of Impact

Arts & Photography

McCARTHY, Tom

Stiles, Whit

Photography & Video

Diocese Of Nashville

Whit Stiles

Robin Hood

Jeff Carroll

Farrar Hood Cusomato

The Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall was dedicated on Statehood Day, June 1, 1996, and over the past twenty-five years it has matured and hosted a wide variety of celebrations, concerts, and educational events. Located directly north of the Tennessee State Capitol, the 19-acre urban park has become one of Nashville's most visited public spaces and has received national and international recognition.In this comprehensive book, lead designer Kem Hinton first shares the story of the Capitol, the National Landmark designed in 1845 by architect William Strickland and regarded as the most important building in Tennessee. He next recalls the early efforts to establish a new park in an underappreciated part of Nashville, a commemorative civic gift that would provide an unobstructed vista of the historic statehouse. This is followed by an explanation of the design process to create within this public space an informative outdoor museum about the Volunteer State. Containing additional elements and enhancements during the past quarter-century, the park has been joined by the completion of two adjacent institutions: the new Tennessee State Museum and the new Tennessee State Library Museum. Now a comprehensive cultural and educational destination, the Bicentennial Mall and its complementary facilities combine to delight citizens and visitors, reinforcing the original theme of the park to present "the land, the people, and the music of Tennessee."

Tennessee's Bicentennial Mall

Hinton, Kem G.

History & Criticism

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