Stories From the Other Side Thematic Memoirs

Michael Abraham

Pearson

Tradition is the glue that binds the past with the future and adheres cultures and civilizations. As products of Appalachia themselves, portrait artist Leslie Roberts Gregg and author Michael Abraham are continually mindful of this and of the unique cultural environment in which they were nurtured, Keepers of the Tradition is a compilation of a dozen portraits of contemporary Appalachians who are carrying on the traditions of those who have come before.

Keepers of the Tradition

Leslie Roberts Gregg

Pocahontas Press

From its inception in the 1880s, The Norfolk &amp; Western Railway primarily carried freight but as a sideline, it always provided passenger service. A profitable, well-run company, N&amp;W only accepted the very best. As World War II ended, N&amp;W offered several named trains along its main line, including the Cavalier, the Pocahontas, and its daytime flagship the Powhatan Arrow. Pulled initially by the magnificent Class J steam locomotives that N&amp;W manufactured at its Roanoke Shops, the Powhatan Arrow provided fast, luxurious, and memorable service for three decades before passenger service was discontinued, giving way to automobile and airplane travel nationwide. The corridor traversed by the Powhatan Arrow is a wonderfully complex, geographically fascinating, socially diverse, and economically mixed path through Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. The vicissitudes of time have endowed the communities along the way with a broad spectrum of fortunes, branching from prosperity to failure. With railroads no longer carrying passengers, Michael Abraham duplicated the route as closely as possible by car, motorcycle, bicycle, and even canoe, gathering each area's history and culture and profiling entrepreneurs, historians, railfans, and everyday people in this enlightening, humorous look at a swath of America's past, present, and future.

Chasing the Powhatan Arrow: A Travelogue in Economic Geography

History

Americas

Pileated Press

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