Discovering October Roads: Fall Colors And Geology In Rural East Tennessee [Paperback]

Harry Moore (Author), Fred Brown (Contributor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press; 1 edition (October 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572331232
• ISBN-13: 978-1572331235
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,299,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unveiling Ancient Lands Beneath Tennessee's October Finery, February 24, 2002

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Subarachi (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering October Roads: Fall Colors And Geology In Rural East Tennessee (Hardcover)

Harry Moore and Fred Brown form a wonderful team as they combine their diverse talents to offer both the "over" and "under" story of Eastern Tennessee's spectacular fall colors. Brown, a reporter for the Knoxville News-Sentinel, provides the sonorous phrases which perfectly frame Tennessee's reddish, golden autumn foliage. Moore, a Tennessee state geologist, offers a unique geological perspective on the ancient geological features that define the lands that stretch from the Cumberland Plateau all the way to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

With Discovering October Roads in hand, those who wander Tennessee's fiery hills will have the opportunity to view them through a lens of wonder and knowing normally reserved for just a few geology and biology majors. Moore and Brown's book is a delightful, easy read that offers days of pleasure to novice and professional alike.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I simply LOVE this book!!, July 16, 2007

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Art and Soul "ACottageArtist" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Discovering October Roads: Fall Colors And Geology In Rural East Tennessee (Paperback)

If you love autumn and fall colors, and if you especially love rural East Tennessee, this book is a must read!! HUNDREDS of little known facts about the small towns. A book that has history and geology in it doesn't usually hold my interest for long, but this book is so well-written and filled with humorous and interesting tidbits of information about all sorts of things, I couldn't put it down. And you will find lots of backroads to explore for autumn foliage viewing. It maps them out in day trip type format, with a starting point, and descriptions of sights along the route...Great if you like auto touring or motorcycle touring. I highly recommend it.