Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide

Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide. By Carroll Van West. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1995. xx, 503 pp. $50.00 (cloth), $25.00 (paper). Carroll Van West deserves a medal from the Tennessee visitors' bureau. In an exceptionally rich book, he blends intelligent, insightful discussion of landscapes with practical information on how to visit Tennessee's best historic sites. Following the interstates? West shows the fastest way to see the most. Have a city in mind? The landmarks of Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis receive extensive coverage. Perhaps a more leisurely trip? Separate chapters tell readers how to meander through regions from Appalachia to the Mississippi River. Scores of photographs and several important maps supplement the text; two indexes and a list of suggested readings provide easy access to specific information. Extraordinarily wide margins leave plenty of room for marking places of interest and for taking notes. This is the historical guide to Tennessee: buy it, savor it, and use it to plan several great vacations.

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