Blue Ridge Range: The Gentle Mountains

by Ronald M. Fisher

This pictorial celebration of the Blue Ridge Mountains is also a tribute to the region's efforts to protect the beauty, rich tradition of folk crafts, and the perspectives of its people. 100 full-color photos.

Genres: Textbooks

200 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1994

Reviews

[Kenneth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I drove Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway for the third time in June.
This book focuses on the history, area, and the people along the way. It barely covers the Smokey Mountains National Park. It mentions the Biltmore Estate -once.
This book, published in 1992 is alreadt obsolete. It makes the people of the region look like hayseeds and hillbilllies They interviewed quite a few people that are dead now.

[Blaine Welgraven · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Blue Ridge Mountains were old when the Himalaya were born, were ancient when the Alps erupted, were worn nearly to nubbins when the Rockies arose in the west.” — Ron Fisher, Blue Ridge Range, The Gentle Mountains

A laconic, tranquil read, that acts as a snapshot of the Blue Ridge Range and Appalachia circa the early-mid 90s.