A Good Place to Live: Bristol, Tennessee / Virginia (The Bristol Sesquicentennial Series) - Hardcover

Phillips, V. N.

9781570723148: A Good Place to Live: Bristol, Tennessee / Virginia (The Bristol Sesquicentennial Series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570723141 ISBN 13: 9781570723148

Publisher: Overmountain Pr, 2006

Extensive detail on the founding, development, history, and culture of Bristol—a city located on the Tennessee–Virginia state line—is coupled with tourist information on shopping and hotels in this city guide. Arranged in order of importance based on locals' responses, the included information covers the historic backgrounds of Bristol's railroads, cemeteries, and medical services as well as full explanations of the impact of the automobile age and the community's continuing belief in the morals of the masses. An explanation of the city's unique city dual-government system is also included.

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About the Author:

V. N. Phillips is the author of Between the State: Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia During the Civil War; Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia: A History 1852–1900; and Pioneers in Paradise. He lives in Bristol, Virginia.

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