978-1-933251-47-9
1-933251-47-6
$14.95 paperback
6 x 9
238 pages
Parkway Publishers |
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Short History of Watauga County is an update of histories published in
1915 and 1949. It is the first comprehensive history of Watauga County in
more than 50 years.
about the author
Michael Hardy grew up in central Florida, but moved with his wife to
the North Carolina High Country in the late 1990s. He is a reference
librarian at Caldwell Community College, and has been an avid Civil War
re-enactor since 1982. He has also volunteered as an interpreter at local
museums and state and national parks, and has presented hundreds of
programs for schools, libraries, scout troops, and churches. He is a past
president of the Yancey Historical Association, and is currently on the
board of the Avery County Historical Society and Museum, along with
serving as historian for the Col. John B. Palmer Camp of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans. |
