Bibliograph

Bristol, George Stone and Sonya A. Haskins

Type

Label

Bristol, George Stone and Sonya A. Haskins

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bristol

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

George Stone and Sonya A. Haskins

Series statement

Images of America

Summary

Images of America: Bristol celebrates the history of the town known as "A Good Place to Live." Joseph A. Anderson bought land on the Virginia-Tennessee border from his father-in-law, Rev. James King, and founded Bristol in 1852. Just four years later, the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad came to Bristol, and the town became a major trading center of the Appalachian region. During the Civil War, Bristol was a vital railway link between the North and the South, and it later became known as the birthplace of country music. Readers are sure to enjoy viewing over 200 vintage photographs of the train station, the Carter Family, the King family, Virginia Intermont College, and King College, as well as homes and people from all walks of life. The S. E. Massengill drug manufacturing company shown on the cover is among the highlighted industries

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor