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Legendary Locals of Wake Forest (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

For much of its history, Wake Forest was an idyllic college town. Trains chugged past White Street, the depot hummed with activity, and citizens could shop for groceries, see a movie, and cheer the Demon Deacons without ever getting behind the wheel of a car. It was a town of visionaries. Samuel Wait, William Louis Poteat, Sophie Stephens Lanneau, and Peahead Walker made history in the fields of academics, religion, and athletics; when famous 20th-century writer and satirist H.L. Mencken reportedly called North Carolina "e;the most intelligent"e; of all Southern states, he was referring to Wake Forest. That tradition continues today. The Allen family publishes one of the region's most honored weekly newspapers; Andy Ammons recreated small-town magic in the community known as Heritage Wake Forest; and Steve Tarangelo followed his dream to prove that "e;food is love."e;

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439649633
• Artikelnr.: 42539993