Peaks: Land of the Sky Number; December, 1926 (Classic Reprint)
- ISBN-10
- 0483921718
- ISBN-13
- 9780483921719
- Pages
- 390
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-01-25
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Author
- Peggy Ann Williams
Description
Excerpt from Peaks: Land of the Sky Number; December, 1926 The chief mountain ranges in Western North Carolina are the Blue Ridge and the Great Smokies. The Blue Ridge received its name from the fact that in winter and summer a blue haze, blue as a deep sapphire, hangs over the mountains. The Blue Ridges are more friendly than the Smokies. They have quiet valleys and gently descending slopes. The Smokies are sterner and more aloof. They wear a dark frown. They are rugged with steep descents and broken valleys. Mount Mitchell, in the Black Mountain range, is the highest peak east of the Rockies. Mitchell looms lofty and forbidding, presenting a sombre and brooding aspect. The path to its summit is darkened and shaded by hemlocks and balsam, while mountain laurel and azalea add a bright note of color. This mountain was first measured by Dr. Elisha Mitchell from whom it takes its name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
