Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac Of Place Names And Places To See

Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See

Review"History lovers will have a festival reading about the origins of places and happenings of bygone days." -- THE ROANOKE TIMES Nov. 28, 2004"a mesmerizing, detailed, brilliantly researched account of our region which will make the public proud of where they came from." -- Abingdon Virginian Wed. Aug. 25, 2004"much to see and do in Virginia's Southwest, and Tennis provides a good starting point in this tour guide." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004Joe Tennis has produced a masterpiece -- V.N. Bud Phillips, author of Pioneers in ParadiseWhat a fantastic comprehensive summary of the heritage and beauty of this area. -- Kitty Barker, Executive Director Blue Ridge Travel AssociationThe mountains, rivers, and lakes of Southwest Virginia have invited explorers since the mid-1700s. Now this land beckons the modern traveler with its siren song of beauty, wonder, and history. Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See extols the virtues of this national treasure and serves as a guide for those who want to find the best of America. As you journey with author Joe Tennis through Southwest Virginia Crossroads, he relates the history of the land and its people, chronicling the fascinating stories birthed in this fabled region, as well as age-old place-names and their origins. County maps and detailed directions lead you to all the little- and best-known attractions housed in cities and towns like Bristol and Abingdon or sheltered within the rolling farmland and weathered mountains. Even those familiar with the area will want to visit waterfalls, lakes, towns, cities, restaurants, and historical sites discovered in the! pages of this comprehensive work. Whether on the car dashboard or at home on the coffee table, Southwest Virginia Crossroads is a wealth of knowledge and a delight to read. This book was released in a second edition in 2017, staying true to the original local bestseller of 2004 yet loaded with updates, expansions and even more photographs showcasing Southwest Virginia.From the AuthorA newer edition of this book was released on March 29, 2017About the AuthorJoe Tennis is a graduate of Radford University in Radford, Virginia, where he studied journalism and political science. Tennis began his professional writing career at age 20 as a correspondent for the Virginia Beach bureau of theVirginian-Pilot. His articles and photos have appeared in several Virginia newspapers, including the Bristol Herald Courier, Roanoke Times, and the Virginian-Pilot. He has also written for the Kingsport Times-News in Tennessee and Blue Ridge Country magazine. Tennis has won awards from the Virginia Press Association, Tennessee Press Association, and the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association for his work as a feature writer for the Bristol Herald Courier in Bristol, Virginia. The authors articles have appeared in two books as well as several major newspapers, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Greensboro News & Record, Charlottesville Daily Progress, Winston-Salem Journal, and the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Tennis and his wife, Mary, live with their daughter, Abigail, near Bristol, in Washington County, Virginia.