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Field Guide to the Piedmont
The Natural Habitats of America's Most Lived-in Region, From New York City to Montgomery, Alabama
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
America's most populous region is also home to some of the nation's most serenely beautiful country. Tracing a gentle, thousand-mile curve from New York City southwestward to Montgomery, Alabama, the Piedmont connects an arc of urban centers which includes five state capitals, America's largest city,...
by Nancy Davis, Kathy Hart
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
For generations, coastal North Carolinians have prepared and savored time-honored recipes that are as much a part of their tradition as boatbuilding and netmaking. Home-cooked meals using the great variety of seasonal foods remain central to family life. In this collection Nancy Davis and Kathy Hart...
The Second Savor the South® Cookbooks, 10 Volume Omnibus E-book
Includes Shrimp, Gumbo, Catfish, Crabs & Oysters, Beans & Field Peas, Sunday Dinner, Greens, Barbecue, Bacon, and Chicken
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Each little cookbook in our SAVOR THE SOUTH® collection is a big celebration of a beloved food or tradition of the American South. From shrimp to gumbo, bacon to chicken, one by one SAVOR THE SOUTH® cookbooks will stock a kitchen shelf with the flavors and culinary wisdom of this popular American...
The Savor the South® Cookbooks, 10 Volume Omnibus E-book
Includes Buttermilk, Pecans, Peaches, Tomatoes, Biscuits, Bourbon, Okra, PIckles and Preserves, Sweet Potatoes, and Southern Holidays
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Each little cookbook in our SAVOR THE SOUTH® collection is a big celebration of a beloved food or tradition of the American South. From buttermilk to bourbon, pecans to peaches, one by one SAVOR THE SOUTH® cookbooks will stock a kitchen shelf with the flavors and culinary wisdom of this popular...
Super-Scenic Motorway
A Blue Ridge Parkway History
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2006
The most visited site in the National Park system, the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway winds along the ridges of the Appalachian mountains in Virginia and North Carolina. According to most accounts, the Parkway was a New Deal "Godsend for the needy," built without conflict or opposition by landscape...
A Chosen Path
The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2010
Renowned ceramic artist Karen Karnes has created some of the most iconic pottery of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The body of work she has produced in her more than sixty years in the studio is remarkable for its depth, personal voice, and consistent innovation. Many of her...
William Tryon and the Course of Empire
A Life in British Imperial Service
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
William Tryon's role in the affairs of British America during the last years of the empire, and his inability to stem the collapse of that empire, makes for a fascinating story. Royal governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771 and then of New York from 1771 to 1780, Tryon became a general in the...
Southern Cultures: The Photography Issue
Summer 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The Cruel Radiance of the Obvious, The 2011 Photography Issue
Tom Rankin, Guest Editor
Our second Photography issue features full-color photographs by William Eggleston, William Christenberry, and much more.
CONTENTS
Front Porch
by Harry L. Watson
"It requires very special talent...
Chancellorsville
The Battle and Its Aftermath
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
A variety of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863 are explored in this collection of eight original essays. Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics, the contributors address the campaign's broad context and implications and revisit...
Struggle for Mastery
Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2003
Around 1900, the southern states embarked on a series of political campaigns aimed at disfranchising large numbers of voters. By 1908, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia had succeeded in depriving virtually all African...
by Sam J. Ervin
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Originally published in 1984, Senator Ervin's delightful collection of stories and anecdotes winds its way from his native Morganton through Chapel Hill and Harvard, the military, the North Carolina Supreme Court, the United States Senate, and Watergate. It represents a lifetime of wit and wisdom--told in the late Senator Ervin's inimitable style.
by Mildred Council
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
In this much-anticipated follow-up to her bestselling Mama Dip's Kitchen, Mildred "Mama Dip" Council serves up an abundance of new recipes for home-style Southern cooking that is sure to please. From catfish gumbo to breakfast pizza and peach upside-down cake, Mama Dip's Family Cookbook...
South-Watching
Selected Essays by Gerald W. Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Gerald W. Johnson of North Carolina and Baltimore was one of the most prominent American journalists of the twentieth century and one of the outstanding essayists of any age. The author of some three dozen books of history, biography, and commentary on American politics and culture, he was an editorial...
Southern Appalachian Celebration
In Praise of Ancient Mountains, Old-Growth Forests, and Wilderness
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character. His compelling photographs of ancient mountains, old-growth forests, rare plants, and powerful waterways reveal the Appalachians' rich scenic...