Fashionable Asheville: Volumes One and Two

Born in New York City and a lifelong writer, David Coleman Bailey is a long time resident of Asheville, NC. As a boy coming to Asheville with his family, he was fascinated in the startling aftermath of this seemingly brand new city.Educated at the University of North Carolina & Haverford College, he received degrees in journalism and languages and is retired from a long investment career with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Social & political history is a hobby.The father of Derrick, Douglas, Thomas, and Caroline Elizabeth, he is married to the former Cathey Massie, owner of Biltmore Forest Realty in Asheville. Family forebears came to American shores during the 17th & 18th centuries. Named for Col. David Coleman, whose regiment reached the climax at Chickamauga, greatest battle in the history of Anglo-Saxon arms.Mr. Bailey has long been involved in operations of the Penland Company, an hereditary family land management business. He is a founder of the Asheville Arts Council and former chairman of Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, dedicated to preservation of the Highlands of Roan and other mountain conservation projects.David Coleman Bailey is the author of 'Fashionable Asheville: Volumes One and Two', published 2004 under ISBN 9781594573309 and ISBN 1594573301.