Off the Beaten Path Georgia: A Guide to Unique Places - Softcover

Schemmel, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762723750 ISBN 13: 9780762723751

Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr, 2003

Synopsis

From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Okefenokee Swamp, from Savannah to Columbus and Lake Seminole, Georgia offers a never-ending cache of treasures.

About this title

About the Author

William Schemmel is a full-time freelance writer and photographer whose work appears regularly in newspapers, magazines, and guidebooks. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.

From the Back Cover

Whatever you do when you travel, get off the highway. Who needs more bland rest stops and fast food? Get into the heart of things with Globe Pequot's Off the Beaten Path series. Devoted to travelers with a taste for the unique, this easy-to-use guide will help you discover the hidden places in Georgia that most tourists miss - unsung, unspoiled, and out-of-the-way finds that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip, or an afternoon.

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"I've awakened in the depths of the swamps to the eerie symphony of gators and owls and at sunrise by mountain lakes to the siren songs of loons and geese. I've encountered ghosts, and tales of ghosts, in antebellum mansions where Sherman and Lafayette once slept, and I've half-believed the outrageous lies of fisherman and small-town sages. I've attended festivals exalting rattlesnakes, chitterlings, [and] sorghum syrup. . . . and best of all, I've met Georgia's proudest monument, her own people, in their natural habitat. A few grouches notwithstanding, they're warm, wise, witty, and when you wander off the beaten path, they'll be tickled to point you in some fascinating directions."

Edition details

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762723750
• ISBN 13: 9780762723751
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 224