Andrea Sutcliffe

Auteur de New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage

8 oeuvres 329 utilisateurs 3 critiques

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Andrea Sutcliffe says of the Shenandoah Valley, "I've loved this area ever since I first came here in the 1980s." She and her husband made the Valley their home in 1996.

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New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage (1994) 139 exemplaires

The New York Public Library Amazing US Geography: A Book of Answers for Kids (2002) 54 exemplaires

Mighty Rough Times, I Tell You: Personal Accounts of Slavery in Tennessee (2000) 40 exemplaires

The New York Public Library Amazing World Geography: A Book of Answers for Kids (2002) 30 exemplaires

Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads (Touring the Backroads) (1999) 29 exemplaires

Numbers: How Many, How Far, How Long, How Much (1996) 29 exemplaires

Romantic Virginia: More Than 300 Things to Do for Southern Lovers (Romantic South Series) (2003) 7 exemplaires

Only the Best: The WWII Story of the 111th Ordnance Company (Medium Maintenance), U.S. Army (2014) 1 exemplaire

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Date de naissance: 1948-06-25
Sexe: female
Nationalité: USA
Études: University of Texas at Austin, Journalism

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Mighty Rough Times, I Tell You: Personal Accounts… par Andrea Sutcliffe

An interesting collection of narratives taken from ex-slaves in the 1920's. Unfortunately; the narratives have been double edited. Once by the person taking down the story and again by the person assembling the book. The stories still give considerable insite into the times but the transaltions are not as good as the Foxfire series.

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dswaddell | May 30, 2010 |

Touring the Shenandoah Valley backroads par Andrea Sutcliffe

Although travel guides become quickly dated, this one is still worth the price for the traveler--actual, armchair or virtual--who wants to explore the beautiful area that can be called "the first western frontier"--at least west from coastal Virginia. The Shenandoah Valley was also called the "breadbasket of the Confederacy" with very good reason. In addition to the "Stonewall Jackson" slep here signage, the area excels in photogenic beauty including scenic mountains, rugged trails, bucolic farms and natural one-of-a-kind oddities. Geographically the book covers from Harpers Ferry (WV) in the north to Lexington (VA) in south and chronologically from George Washington sites to current cultural events. Each chapter describes a tour, averaging 100 miles or so, that is easily manageable in day. My wife and I have taken each tour once and want to repeat the experience, lingering longer along with tour.… (plus d'informations)

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DrSmeeton | May 4, 2009 |