The University Of North Carolina: 2383 books
The Beauty of Holiness
Anglicanism and Architecture in Colonial South Carolina
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
Intermingling architectural, cultural, and religious history, Louis Nelson reads Anglican architecture and decorative arts as documents of eighteenth-century religious practice and belief. In The Beauty of Holiness, he tells the story of the Church of England in colonial South Carolina, revealing...
Blue Ridge 2020
An Owner's Manual
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2003
The mountain chain known as the Blue Ridge traces a 550-mile arc through Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia. Along the way, it encompasses Shenandoah National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, seven national forests, numerous...
by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, Michael W. Hopping
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Mushrooms in the wild present an enticing challenge: some are delicious, others are deadly, and still others take on almost unbelievable forms. This field guide introduces 650 mushrooms found in the Carolinas--more than 50 of them appearing in a field guide for the first time--using clear language...
Life along the Inner Coast
A Naturalist's Guide to the Sounds, Inlets, Rivers, and Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk to Key West
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
For decades, marine scientists Robert and Alice Jane Lippson have traveled the rivers, backwaters, sounds, bays, lagoons, and inlets stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Florida Keys aboard their trawler, Odyssey. The culmination of their leisurely journeys, Life along the Inner Coast is a guide...
Waterfalls and Wildflowers in the Southern Appalachians
Thirty Great Hikes
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
If you love waterfalls, here are some of the best hikes in the Southern Appalachians. And if you love plants--or simply would like to learn more about them--you will be in hiking heaven: naturalist Tim Spira's guidebook links waterfalls and wildflowers in a spectacularly beautiful region famous for...
Southeastern Geographer
Fall 2011 Issue
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Table of Contents for Fall 2011:
Assessing Spatial Hydrological Data Integration to Characterize Geographic Trends in Small Reservoirs in the Apalachicola- Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin
Amber Ignatius and Jon Anthony Stallins
Spatial Patterns of Ecological Integrity in South Carolina...
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,...
Slang and Sociability
In-Group Language Among College Students
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Slang is often seen as a lesser form of language, one that is simply not as meaningful or important as its 'regular' counterpart. Connie Eble refutes this notion as she reveals the sources, poetry, symbolism, and subtlety of informal slang expressions. In Slang and Sociability, Eble explores the words...
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...
by Jock Lauterer
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2018
In the isolated North Carolina mountains, old-timers relive their lives in bits and pieces. They tell of a time when working together as a family was fun, when pleasures were simple, and when a handshake made a deal. Lauterer introduces thirty-five mountain folk whose memories and experiences bridge...
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...
The Inner Islands
A Carolinian's Sound Country Chronicle
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2007
Blending history, oral history, autobiography, and travel narrative, Bland Simpson explores the islands that lie in the sounds, rivers, and swamps of North Carolina's inner coast. In each of the fifteen chapters in the book, Simpson covers a single island or group of islands, many of which, were it...
Decoration Day in the Mountains
Traditions of Cemetery Decoration in the Southern Appalachians
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2010
Decoration Day is a late spring or summer tradition that involves cleaning a community cemetery, decorating it with flowers, holding a religious service in the cemetery, and having dinner on the ground. These commemorations seem to predate the post-Civil War celebrations that ultimately gave us our...