Record #:

15642

Author(s):

Lanman, Charles

Abstract:

In this final excerpt from his 1848 book, Letters from the Alleghenies, Lanman sums up two months of travel on horseback through western Carolina in 1848.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 3, July 1955, p15-16

Subject(s):

Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895; Travel--Personal narratives

Record #:

15720

Author(s):

Lanman, Charles

Abstract:

In an excerpt from his 1848 book, Letters from the Alleghenies, Lanman describes his six-mile hike to Alum Cliffs, which he called the chief attraction of the Smoky Mountains, and a stop-over in Qualla Town, which was about thirty miles from Franklin, and the home of a number of Cherokees. He comments on poor people, dogs, and insects.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 11, Oct 1954, p12-13, 40, il

Subject(s):

Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895; Travel--Personal narratives

Record #:

15726

Author(s):

Lanman, Charles

Abstract:

In another excerpt from his 1848 book, Letters from the Alleghenies, Lanman describes his journey down the valley of the French Broad River to the old mineral springs resort.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 22, Mar 1955, p13-14, il

Subject(s):

Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895; Travel--Personal narratives; French Broad River; Mineral springs--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

35181

Author(s):

Cabaniss, Allen

Abstract:

The author recounts the types of conversations he heard while chronically travelling around Mississippi on a bus.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 1, July 1962, p1-5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Travel--Personal narratives; Bus travel