Donna Akers Warmuth

Nice little book on the photographs and images of Abingdon, Virginia. After a short introduction and history of the town, the rest of the book are photographs and paintings showing the streetscapes, landscapes, residents, public buildings, churches and business scenes. Each image has a short caption describing the people, places and things shown that illustrate the history of the town. Notes families, historical businesses and familiar scenes will make this book attractive to residents and former residents, visitors and people interested in the local history of southwestern Virginia. A comfortable book to leaf through on a rainy afternoon.… (més)