Touring the East Tennessee Backroads (Touring the Backroads Series) [Paperback]

Carolyn Sakowski (Author)

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From Library Journal

In her discussion of eastern Tennessee, Sakowski ( Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads , Blair, 1990) here reveals such surprises as where miniature golf was invented and where the first nationally distributed country-and-western records were recorded. She lingers over the characters, economics, and battles that have put this part of the country on the map. In a format similar to WPA's Guide to Tennessee (Univ. of Tennessee Pr., 1986. reprint), Sakowski gives precise directions to many historic locations, picnic areas, and scenic views of untraveled Tennessee. She drops some startling remarks, such as, "When the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima,... most of... Oak Ridge was stunned to learn that... their whole community was centered around producing this bomb." These stories hold the reader's interest. Recommended for libraries having patrons living in and visiting eastern Tennessee.
- Carolyn L. Stoddard, New Hampshire Tech. Inst. Lib., Concord
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 385 pages
• Publisher: John F. Blair Publisher (June 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895871033
• ISBN-13: 978-0895871039
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #13 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Tennessee

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Traveling Companion Must, January 12, 2005

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Donna L. Greer "hisrat" (East Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Touring the East Tennessee Backroads (Touring the Backroads Series) (Paperback)

This is a must for anyone wanting to see East Tennessee and get everything you can out of it! The book is easy to read and very informative. Maps are at the beginning of each section showing your possible journey, so you can take the entire journey or a portion and know exactly what you will find and see. The directions are excellent so you can't get lost. Now the only downfall...it is very similar to another book I purchased so don't waste your money this book has it all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! History lesson and tour guide in one volume, July 31, 2007

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Kic Stander "Motorcycle Rider" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Touring the East Tennessee Backroads (Touring the Backroads Series) (Paperback)

This and it's sister publications are some of the most detailed, informative tour guides you will find! We simply love this series and the way it is written. There are few commercial details, i.e. hotel recommendations, restaurants etc.If you need that buy the Frommer's or Fodor's books but this one will take you way off the beaten path and bring you back again much more informed than when you left. You can't go wrong with any of the books in this entire series.....I know, I have them all!