Carved in Stone

Carved in Stone
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Publisher : Mercer University Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0865545472
ISBN-13 : 9780865545472
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Carved in Stone by : David B. Freeman

Download or read book Carved in Stone written by David B. Freeman and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Referred to by some as The Eighth Wonder of the World, Stone Mountain, located 16 miles from Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest exposed mass of granite in the world. Freeman, a freelance historian, narrates the development of the mountain from the days that it served as a Native American domain, through the carving of an historic Confederate monument, to its present status as a tourist attraction and recreational area. Enhanced with bandw photographs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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