Learning the Valley: Excursions Into the Shenandoah Valley

by John Leland

Meanderings through a storied Virginia region with a look at its significance from prehistory to the present.

In Learning the Valley, award-winning nature writer John Leland guides readers through the natural and human history of the Shenandoah Valley in twenty-five short essays on topics ranging from poison ivy and maple syrup to Stonewall Jackson and spelunking. Undergirding this dynamic narrative of place and time is a tale...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570039135
• ISBN13: 9781570039133
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"