Peaks of Otter Life&Times

THE PEAKS OF OTTER is the surprising story of the LIFE & TIMES of the most famous & beloved MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA. Learn about INDIANS who were here more than 7,000 years ago...the WILDLIFE: bear, deer, snakes, & salamanders...WHY THE NAME'...Early Settlers of FRONTIER days...an up-&-over TURNPIKE...past POLLY'S ORDINARY...& a MOUNTAIN MONOPOLY...Family Squabbles...ORCHARDS & DAIRIES...the anguish of SLAVERY...that led to the CIVIL WAR...men & boys off to fight...HUNTER'S RAID as 15,000 Federal troops pass between the Peaks...the NEW ORDER OF RECONSTRUCTION...YANKEES buy in...the fabulous MONS HOTEL...legends & facts of GHOSTS & MURDERS...the COMMUNITY THAT ONCE WAS...a Church & a ONE-ROOM SCHOOL...A HERD OF ELKS...Government takeover...the C.C.C. puts men to work...building the BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY...the RAZING OF HOTEL MONS...AIRPLANES CRASH into Sharp Top...a NEW LAKE & LODGE...& a look to the future. Here are THE PEOPLE: some famous, some not, their trials & their triumphs, the MAPS, a collection of more than 204 ILLUSTRATIONS with hard-to-get photographic views, & a COMPLETE INDEX.Viemeister, Peter is the author of 'Peaks of Otter Life&Times' with ISBN 9780960859894 and ISBN 0960859896.