A Visitor's Guide to the Literary South
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ISBN: 1581571496 / Publisher: Countryman Press, August 2013
Discover and explore the most fabled venues in American letters.
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Foxwell provides all the information needed for the reader to follow in the footsteps of authors who hung out in the South at one time or another. Edgar Allan Poe pops up in in Charleston, South Carolina and Charlottesville, Virginia. F. Scott Fitzgerald spent time in Louisville, Kentucky, New Orleans, and Asheville, North Carolina. The author's focus is on authors who made a significant imprint, and on places where travelers are afforded the opportunity to immerse themselves in environments of literary significance. She also aims to inspire readers to reacquaint themselves with those authors while visiting their haunts. The book is organized alphabetically by state: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. There is information on the pertinent towns in each state, as well as literary lodging, and excursions and diversions. This delightful volume is for the curious literary explorer. There is a multitude of black-and-white illustrations, and bibliography. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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