The Great Valley Road of Virginia
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The Great Valley Road of Virginia by Warren R Hofstra
Chronicles the story of one of America's oldest, most historic, and most geographically significant roads. Emphasized throughout the chapters is a concern for landscape character and the connection of the land to the people who travelled the road and to permanent residents, who depended upon it for their livelihoods.Warren R. Hofstra, Stewart Bell Professor of History at Shenandoah University, is the author of The Planting of New Virginia: Settlement and Landscape in the Shenandoah Valley and coeditor of Virginia Reconsidered: New Histories of the Old Dominion (Virginia). Karl Raitz, Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Kentucky, is the editor of The National Road and coauthor of Appalachia: A Regional Geography.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813931906 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813931908 |
| Title | The Great Valley Road of Virginia |
| Author | Warren R Hofstra |
| Series | Center Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Virginia Press |
| Year published | 2011-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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