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The picturesque mountains and rolling countryside won over West Coast native Joan E. Aller when she moved from California to Tennessee.

Good Southern Food: Cider Beans, Wild Greens, and Dandelion Jelly

The picturesque mountains and rolling countryside won over West Coast native Joan E. Aller when she moved from California to Tennessee.
Neil Regan captures the beauty and awe of one of nature’s most unique features in a comprehensive guide of waterfalls in western North Carolina.

Great Waterfalls of North Carolina

Neil Regan captures the beauty and awe of one of nature’s most unique features in a comprehensive guide of waterfalls in western North Carolina.
Known for his leadership in the Confederate army during the Civil War, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was more than just a good general.

Stonewall Jackson’s Black Sunday School

Stonewall Jackson's Black Sunday School Known for his leadership in the Confederate army during the Civil War, Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was more than just a good general.
“Rail-Trails: Mid-Atlantic,” Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 195 pp., softcover, $15.95. Wilderness Press, 2007. 800-443-7227, wildernesspress.com.

Rail-Trails: Mid-Atlantic

Railroad passengers once zoomed across dreamy landscapes in the Appalachians, whisking over rivers and sailing past rocky bluffs. Now, though, passenger trains are practically extinct. But many of the great railway passages remain - as trails.
“Redneck Boy In the Promised Land: The Confessions of Crazy Cooter,” by Ben Jones. 304 pages, $23.95 hardcover, Harmony Books. randomhouse.com, 800-733-3000.

Redneck Boy in the Promised Land: The Confessions of Crazy Cooter

The best part of this rags to riches autobiography is that Ben Jones leaves no ugly truths lying beneath unturned stones.

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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

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