Civil War Eufaula
Civil War Eufaula

Author: Mike Bunn

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 162584722X

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Told here for the first time is the compelling story of the Bluff City during the Civil War. Historian and preservationist Mike Bunn takes you from the pivotal role Eufaula played in Alabama's secession and early enthusiasm for the Confederate cause to its aborted attempt to become the state's capital and its ultimate capture by Union forces, chronicling the effects of the conflict on Eufaulans along the way. "Civil War Eufaula "draws on a wide range of firsthand individual perspectives, including those of husbands and wives, political leaders, businessmen, journalists, soldiers, students and slaves, to produce a mosaic of observations on shared experiences. Together, they communicate what it was like to live in this riverside trading town during a prolonged and cataclysmic war. It is the story of ordinary people in extraordinary times.

Weekend Getaways in Alabama
Weekend Getaways in Alabama

Author: Joan Broerman

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 1996-08-31

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9781455613977

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NAMED A "BEST BOOK" BY TRAVEL & LEISURE Like its predecessor, Weekend Getaways in Louisiana and Mississippi, Mary Fonseca's new, updated version presents the same wide choices for excursions that are designed for a two-to-three day stay. Covering cities large and small from Houma to Ruston, from Natchitoches to Lake Charles and in between, it includes Cajun music festivals, historic state capitals, antebellum plantations, swamp tours, outdoor adventures, and much more. Specific entries for lodgings, restaurants, and attractions list addresses, phone numbers, shopping, guide services, major annual events, and traveling instructions. Selected maps also help guide the way to overnight and three-day vacations in one of the Deep South's most interesting states. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mary Fonseca is a freelance writer who frequently speaks to various clubs, organizations, and travel groups. She has written several cover stories for Louisiana Life, including seven pieces of a series entitled "Say 'Yes' to Louisiana," which won first-place honors from the Press Club of New Orleans. Additionally, her writing and features have appeared in Americana, Nation's Business, Traveler, Vista USA, Mississippi, and other leading publications.

Seeing Historic Alabama
Seeing Historic Alabama

Author: Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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"Expert commentary and precise directions for all who want to experience history and not just read about it", -- Wayne Flynt Auburn University

Civil War Sites
Civil War Sites

Author: Civil War Preservation Trust

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2007-11-01

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0762752025

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This easy-to-use guide, completely revised and updated in clear, concise prose, features more than hundreds of sites in 31 states--solemn battlefields, gracious mansions, state parks, cemeteries, memorials, museums, and more. Specific directions, hours, and contact information help to plan the trip; evocative description and detailed maps help orient you when you're there. Also, boxed sidebars highlight select people and events of the Civil War.

Free Tours, Museums and Sites in America
Free Tours, Museums and Sites in America

Author: Lee Ellis

Publisher: Americana Group Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780966796193

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This book describes the tours, museums and sites in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas that are FREE. This book shows where learning and fun come together and provides a relief from high priced vacations. Among the tours, museums and sites one can experience are: Wine & Brewery Tours, Food Tasting Tours, Automobile Plant and Mfg. Tours, Farm & Ranch Tours, Driving Tours of Famous Homes, Art Museums, Science Museums, Transportation Museums, Cultural Museums, National Monuments and Historical Sites, Zoos and Botanical Gardens.

The National Trust Guide to Historic Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and Small Hotels
The National Trust Guide to Historic Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and Small Hotels

Author: National Trust for Historic Preservation

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 1999-03-08

Total Pages: 598

ISBN-13: 9780471332572

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Now in a new edition! The definitive guide to America's historic getaways. Vacations to remember start with this National Trust guide to the most historically interesting accommodations across the nation. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition includes over 600 unique historic lodgings—from one-room guesthouses to 100-room family-run resorts. Entries include information about building architecture and craftsmanship, plus fascinating facts about famous residents, important events, and more. A Great Lakes lighthouse, a Hawaiian pineapple plantation, a sailor's boardinghouse in Maryland . . . these are just a few of the exciting possibilities you'll want to explore. Whether you're planning a short weekend break or longer trips, you'll discover a treasury of places to stay where you can make history—and become part of it!

The Riverkeeper's Guide to the Chattahoochee
The Riverkeeper's Guide to the Chattahoochee

Author: Fred Brown

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781580720007

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The Chattahoochee is a prototypical American river-from its headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains to where it flows into Apalachicola Bay, one of the most productive estuaries in North America. This entertaining, fact-filled guide covers the Chattahoochee's entire 500 mile course and 8,000 square mile watershed. The guide divides the river into ten sections, each of which includes a brief natural history and information on: camping, hiking, fishing, boating, and other recreational pursuits bodies of water that feed into the river cities and towns with river frontage manmade structures such as bridges, dams, and historic ruins environmental threats and preservation efforts Entertaining sidebars throughout highlight the people, history, culture, wildlife, and geography of the entire river valley. Understand the "Hooch," say those dedicated to its conservation, and you will know more about all of our country's waterways. This guide is the place to begin.

State Parks of the South
State Parks of the South

Author: Vici DeHaan

Publisher: Big Earth Publishing

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9781555661670

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A guide to camping, fishing, hiking & sightseeing and to the 558 state parks throughout America's South, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Texas Panhandle--14 states in all.