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Spanning Tennessee from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Mississippi River, Interstate 40 is more than just a convenient roadway. It afford travelers the opportunity to observe the state''s geologic and physiographic features in all their variety. In this accessible and profusely illustrated book, Harry Moore offers a fascinating guided tour of that roadside geology.

Stepping through time to past and present communities, settled in deep hollows and surrounded by ridges and mountains in Tennessee''s Appalachia, is to confront a different and disappearing realm. Travel along Hogskin and Richland Valleys. Visit Frenches Mill and Dulaney General Store while passing cantilever barns, one-room school buildings and steepled churches. Listen as octogenarians Robert, Charles, Glenn and others explain life without electricity. Former Cades Cove residents Lois and Inez tell stories of living in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it was a national park. Authors Fred Brown, retired journalist, and Harry Moore, retired geologist, explore Tennessee''s Appalachian region, recalling its culture, land and people before it vanishes into the abyss of time.

Autumn presents a stunning array of colors in rural East Tennessee, and Discovering October Roads is the perfect traveler''s companion for better enjoying those scenic views. In a compelling, anecdotal narrative, the book describes seven road trips through the region, discussing not only the leaf colors to be seen but also the geology, landscape, and cultural history to be found along each route. In their introduction, Harry Moore and Fred Brown offer an overview of the geologic history and topography of East Tennessee as well as an accessible explanation of the science behind the changing leaf colors. They also discuss a number of common trees and the autumn color associated with each. In the chapters that follow, the authors'' descriptions of road trips are arranged according to three geographic areas: the Blue Ridge, the Valley and Ridge, and the Cumberland Plateau. Complementing the narrative is a wealth of illustrations, including maps, geologic line drawings, and photographs--many of which are reproduced in color. Discovering October Roads will prove an indispensable resource for anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of East Tennessee''s fall finery. The Authors: Harry Moore is a geologist with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the author of A Roadside Guide to the Geology of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and A Geologic Trip across Tennessee by Interstate 40. Fred Brown is a feature writer and columnist for the Knoxville News-Sentinel. He is the author, with Jeanne McDonald, of Handling Serpents: Three Families and Their Faith and Growing Up Southern: How the South Shapes Writers.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #495, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on June 24, 1910.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #418, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on January 1, 1909.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #484, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on April 15, 1910.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #475, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on February 4, 1910.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #511, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on October 14, 1910.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #513, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on October 28, 1910.

The Liberty Boys of ''76 was a weekly magazine containing stories of the American Revolution. The stories were based on actual facts and give a faithful account of the exciting adventures of a brave band of American youths who were always ready and willing to imperil their lives for the sake of helping along the gallant cause of independence. This volume reprints the lead novel from issue #504, originally published August 26, 1910.