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Rappahannock County writer Bruce C. Sloane will sign and discuss his new book, Scenic Driving Virginia, at a book-publication party Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Old Sperryville Bookshop, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Mr. Sloane, a technical writer and a former editor of the Rappahannock News, has become an expert on the backroads and byways of the Old Dominion, after driving untold hundreds of miles with his wife Joy to gather material for his new book. The 174-page book details 22 scenic drives within the state, from the eastern seashore to the distant mountains of Southwest Virginia.
The author and his wife spent many weekends over a year-long period roaming across Virginia by auto, searching for the most scenic and interesting routes in every section. Joy did the driving, she said, because “nobody is crazy enough to ride with a guy who is taking notes and looking out the window.”
The result of their wanderings and note-taking is a detailed guide book for Virginia motorists, the sort of handy guide every weekend driver should have tucked in his car’s glove box. The 22 scenic drives cover every section of the commonwealth and a wide variety of experiences, from the urban bustle of the George Washington Memorial Parkway over
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