Legendary Locals of Asheville, North Carolina (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467101677)

Like all great cities, Asheville's story is one of people, not institutions or industries. For more than two centuries, deep in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, extraordinary women and men have created a truly unique American city. Legendary Locals of Asheville tells the stories of the people who founded, built, and rebuilt Asheville. From the first woman elected to state office in the South, who won her primary before women had the right to vote, to the grandson of a famed railroad magnate who built a 250-room chateau that became the largest home in America, to the entrepreneur who helped ignite the city's renaissance when he risked opening an art gallery downtown when most of it was still boarded up, Ashevillians are an amazing lot. Likewise, there are stories of extraordinary groups like the renowned faculty of an experimental college that redefined the American arts or the brave high school students who joined together to fight segregation. Their stories are as touching and fascinating as they are varied.

Author: Kevan D. Frazier
ISBN-10: 1467101672
ISBN-13: 9781467101677
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2014
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.40w x 0.50d