100 Practically Perfect Places in the NC Mountains "New Edition" [Paperback]

Robert L. Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 25, 2001

Each year people by the millions take trips to the mountains of the Tar Heel State, often without specific destinations. As a result, they miss out on some of the finest attractions anywhere in the South and in the nation. 100 Practically Perfect Places in the NC Mtns. tells you how to find 100 wonderful places to visit, and how to get there, plus many color photos & numerous short stories about what made the attraction famous. A GREAT GIFT....

Editorial Reviews

Review

100 Practically Perfect Places in the NC Mountains is the first complete travel digest to the NC Mtns. It gives 10 of the best waterfalls to visit, 10 of the best Mtns. to visit, the 10 best scenic drives, 10 best churches and cemeteries, the 10 best lakes & streams. Our staff was fighting over who would read the book next. -- NC Dept. of Travel & Tourism

Complete travelers guide to the NC Mountains. -- J. Dean Carpenter, Publisher

We must have 100 Practically Perfect Places in the NC Mtns in all the libraries in Gaston County, North Carolina. -- Director Gaston County Libraries.

About the Author

Robert L. Williams is author of 4o books, including People worth Meeting, Stories Worth Repeating, The Mountain Whippoorwill's Song, Faces of the Snow, and the first edition of 100 Practically Perfect Places in the North Carolina Mountains. Williams lives with his wife Elizabeth and son Robert III in Upper Cleveland County, N.C.

Product Details

• Paperback: 446 pages
• Publisher: Southeastern Publishing Corporation (June 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893330001
• ISBN-13: 978-1893330009
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,699,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Another view, November 25, 2005

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S. M. Tripp (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100 Practically Perfect Places in the NC Mountains "New Edition" (Paperback)

If you live here (as I do) you willl be surprised at how careless the locals are about preserving the beauty of their land. If it weren't for the National Parks, most of these mountains would have been sold off to developers long ago. Also, the locals have no qualms about polluting the air every spring and fall when they burn brush or trashing the roadsides with litter. And as far as I have observed, very few of them drive hybrids. So, maybe some outside influences are n't such a bad thing?

3 of 125 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars On the Road to Ruin, July 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Practically Perfect Places in the NC Mountains "New Edition" (Paperback)

Just how "perfect" will these places be once they are overrun by hoards of tourists spewing exhaust out of their car tailpipes and tossing their litter out of their windows? Of course, the author gets to make a quick buck off of selling his book to these people so what does he care?