Out of print since it was first published in 1890, "Through the Shenandoah Valley" chronicles a trip along the historic route of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad - and we see why Virginia was so popular as a tourist and residential location as its key cities and attractions, such as the famous caverns of Luray, are explored. This is a reproduction of the booklet, which is nearly impossible to find in its original form. Included in this historically accurate reproduction are all of the publication's photographs, illustrations and charts.

The Great Valley Road of Virginia chronicles the story of one of America's oldest, most historic, and most geographically significant roads. Emphasized throughout the chapters is a concern for landscape character and the connection of the land to the people who traveled the road and to permanent residents, who depended upon it for their livelihoods. Also included are chapters about the towns supported by the road as well as the relationship of physical geography (the lay of the land) to the engineering of the road. More than one hundred maps, photographs, engravings, and line drawings enhance the book's value to scholars and general readers alike. Published in association with the Center for American Places

Southwest Virginia and Shenandoah Valley comprise the fairest dominion of any section of country lying within the limits of the Southern States. The wonderful development of these two sections which has marked the progress of events in the past ten years in the Southern States will be treated in this work rather in accordance with the landmark of time than that of territory. The great Southwest, neither more beautiful nor richer in agricultural and mineral resources than Shenandoah Valley, will be taken first, because, in point of time, it was the first to adorn the robe of material progress and growth. -- Introduction.