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Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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Fact and Fiction of the Free State of Winston
Author: Fact and Fiction of The Free State of Winston
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Category : Winston County (Ala.)
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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The Free State of Winston ; Example of Warning?
Author: H. Brandt AyersThe Free State of Winston
Author: Don DoddPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738505923
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Based on a lifetime of researching and writing about their home county of Winston, the husband and wife team of Don and Amy Dodd have crafted a unique pictorial retrospective that conveys a serene sense of what it was like to grow up in the hills of Winston. Outlining the highlights of this Appalachian county's history, from its opposition to the Confederacy to its slow evolution from its rustic, rural roots of the mid-nineteenth century, two hundred photographs illustrate a century of hill country culture. A sparsely settled, isolated county of small farms with uncultivated, forested land, most of Winston County was out of the mainstream of Southern life for much of its history. The creation of the Bankhead National Forest preserved almost 200,000 acres of forested land, primarily in Winston, to perpetuate this "stranded frontier" into the post-World War II era. The story setting is scenic--fast-flowing creeks, waterfalls, bluffs, caves, natural bridges, and dense forests--and the characters match the stage--individualistic, rugged pioneers, more than a thousand mentioned by name within these pages. Winston has long resisted change, has held fast to traditional values, and, as seen in this treasured volume, is a place as unique as any other in America.
Extracts from Speech of Honorable R.W. Winston
Author: Robert Watson WinstonAnnals of Northwest Alabama
Author: The Truth on the Congo Free State
Author: Historic Alabama Courthouses
Author: Delos HughesPublisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1588383342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Alabama’s oldest courthouses have witnessed a panorama of history. Historic Alabama Courthouses resurrects historical facts and images of buildings that were the centers of much of the state’s public life during its first century. Photographs of more than 120 buildings, the earliest that the author could find for each structure, are gathered in this significant volume along with historical, architectural, social, legal, and political accounts of their contributions to the landscape of Alabama. Historic Alabama Courthouses also emphasizes architects and builders. Although the names of many of the principals are unknown, those who can be identified play large roles in the stories told in the book. Not only are the architects’ personal histories important, but also the history of the architecture profession in the state can be observed through the relationships and projects they created. Finally, the stories of Alabama’s courthouse builders and contractors are accounts of technical innovation, entrepreneurship, and sometimes imitation, revealing that fashions spread as widely and rapidly in building design and construction as in any other endeavor.
Annals of Northwest Alabama: Bluffs, rockhouses and natural bridges
Author: Proceedings RMRS.
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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