Painting with a Comet's Tail

by Harley E. Jolley

Overview

Civilized man has been prone to conjure up a maxim or saying to reflect the prevailing philosophy of the day. Two of those familiar favorites readily apply to the world famous Blue Ridge Parkway, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" and "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Harley E. Jolley explores the parkway through the history if its landscape architecture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469642161
Publisher:	Appalachian State University
Publication date:	01/01/1987
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dr. Harley E. Jolley, also known as "Mr. Blue Ridge Parkway," is a retired distinguished professor of history at Mars Hill College where he taught from 1949 through his retirement in 1991. Dr. Jolley and his wife, Betty, were the backbone of the Mars Hill history department for more than forty years. He volunteered as a ranger and historian for National Park Service on the Blue Ridge Parkway. He was a recipient of North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine. He authored many books and articles including, The Blue Ridge Parkway: The First 50 Years, That Magnificent Army of Youth and Peace: The Civilian Conservation Corps in North Carolina, 1933-1942, and Along the Blue Ridge Parkway.