BYGONE DAYS Sycamore City LAND Seneca SOUTH CAROLINA OCONEE Western Town SIGNED - $75 - (Travelers Rest, SC)
Bygone Days"As it Wuz" byD LandPictures by Jerry Alexander Sycamore City, USA. No Date 11" x 8.5". Unpaginated, approximately 100p. Illustrated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR! This book remains in very good condition. Mark free interior. Tight binding. Slight wear and minor incidental markings to softcover. Overall, a nice, clean and collectible example of a very uncommon book. This book is currently the only example offered for sale on the market and has only one institutional holding in the U.S. at Clemson. D. Land of Seneca, South Carolina, was a 20th century "frontiersman", historian, builder, stonemason, wild horse tamer, and rural philosopher. He created and built "Sycamore City", a miniature Western Town that served as an interesting historical landmark and place for visitors for many years in Seneca. He was featured in the program "Renaissance Man" which was the winner of the 11th Chicago International Film Festival.Sycamore City first opened in 1968, one of the South's first theme parks or sorts. The town contained a saloon, a church, a general store and more. Land was also an actor and made films with Slim Pickens. Land also helped to create the Salem Rodeo 1949-1960. This is a charmingly illustrated, signed, and vey detailed autobiography that is sure to interest those with an interest in South Carolina history and Oconee County and Seneca.
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