{"id":269,"date":"2007-06-18T20:02:18","date_gmt":"2007-06-19T00:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/06\/18\/land-of-the-smokies-author-visits-knoxville\/"},"modified":"2007-06-18T20:02:18","modified_gmt":"2007-06-19T00:02:18","slug":"land-of-the-smokies-author-visits-knoxville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/06\/18\/land-of-the-smokies-author-visits-knoxville\/","title":{"rendered":"“Land of the Smokies” author visits Knoxville"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tim Hollis has created several great books of vintage Americana, concentrating on the South. His latest offering is about the good old Smokie Mountains and the many vacation destinations in the time of automobile travel on highways. It should jog many memories.<\/p>\n

He will be here in town at Carpe Librum<\/a> book store on Wednesday, June 27th. I have added his books to my store here on Swank Pad.<\/p>\n

Also appearing at:<\/p>\n

MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 25 – Joseph Beth book store, Charlotte, NC
\nTHURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 28 – Joseph Beth store, Lexington, KY
\nSATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 30 – Joseph Beth store, Cincinnati, OH<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tim Hollis has created several great books of vintage Americana, concentrating on the South. 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