Mount Airy North Carolina - Paperback

by Thomas D. Perry (Author)

Published in September 2010 and revised in 2013, Historian Thomas D. Perry tells the history of the town he was born in through two hundred images. Chapters on Andy Griffith, Donna Fargo, "Dinky" Railroad, and the many people of Mount Airy along with chapters on granite and the author's family give a snapshot view of the town so associated with Mayberry.

Author Biography

Historian Thomas D. Perry was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, but grew up over the state line in Ararat, Virginia. Perry graduated from Virginia Tech, where he studied under Civil War Authority James I. Robertson. In 1990, Perry began the effort to preserve the birthplace of Civil War General J. E. B. Stuart. He is the author of a dozen books on regional history. www.freestateofpatrick.com is his website.