Monday, March 12, 2001
New book showcases Southern towns
A region of widely divergent landscapes and peoples, the South divides naturally into four geographic areas--the coast, the Piedmont, the rivers and the Upcountry. The South also is bound by a tradition and style that make it quite unlike any other part of America. The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of the South, written by Bonnie Ramsey, communications director for the Georgia Museum of Art, captures the quintessence of Southern life.
Marked sometimes by the extraordinary events of history--first settlement, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War--and the explosive growth of the cotton economy, these towns and villages appear in the book as they developed across the South.
The villages vary greatly, but all have their individual beauty, whether expressed in white clapboard or Federalist brick.
This picture of the South is completed by special illustrated features on its horse culture, its churches and cemeteries and its gardens. A traveler’s guide to sites, local festivals, hotels and guesthouses provides essential information for readers.
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