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A History of the Book in America
Volume 5: The Enduring Book: Print Culture in Postwar America
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
The fifth volume of A History of the Book in America addresses the economic, social, and cultural shifts affecting print culture from World War II to the present. During this period factors such as the expansion of government, the growth of higher education, the climate of the Cold War, globalization,...
Gender and Jim Crow
Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Glenda Gilmore recovers the rich nuances of southern political history by placing black women at its center. She explores the pivotal and interconnected roles played by gender and race in North Carolina politics from the period immediately preceding the disfranchisement of black men in 1900 to the...
by Paul Green
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
For many years Green traveled up and down his native Cape Fear River Valley in North Carolina, collecting the folklore of the people of the valley--noting down their speech, beliefs, customs, anecdotes, ballads, epitaphs, legends, proverbs, stories, superstitions, games, folk songs, and the like....
Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont
A Naturalist's Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
This richly illustrated field guide serves as an introduction to the wildflowers and plant communities of the southern Appalachians and the rolling hills of the adjoining piedmont. Rather than organizing plants, including trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, by flower color or family characteristics,...
A Southern Lawyer
Fifty Years at the Bar
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
This is the story of fifty years of legal battles in North Carolina, as experienced by one of the most successful lawyers in the state. It conveys a story of strong local attachment, unwavering political faith, and long and successful service at the bar.
Originally published in 1950.
A...
Their Highest Potential
An African American School Community in the Segregated South
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
African American schools in the segregated South faced enormous obstacles in educating their students. But some of these schools succeeded in providing nurturing educational environments in spite of the injustices of segregation. Vanessa Siddle Walker tells the story of one such school in rural North...
Rough Weather Makes Good Timber
Carolinians Recall
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
In the simple unpretentious dignity of everyday speech, elderly Tar Heels share their fascinating and touching stories of North Carolina's past, a time when activities and cares were closely associated with extracting a living from the soil. The oldest person Ginns interviewed was ninety-seven, the...
Snowbird Gravy and Dishpan Pie
Mountain People Recall
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
In their own picturesque speech, an older generation of men and women in North Carolina paint a vivid image of home and family life in the southern Appalachian mountains around the turn of the century. Dozens of contributors share their wisdom and memories in stories of country hospitality, blackgum...
Such As Us
Southern Voices of the Thirties
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
When These Are Our Lives was first published by The University of North Carolina Press in 1939, the late Charles A. Beard hailed it as "literature more powerful than anything I have read in fiction, not excluding Zola's most vehement passages." A very early experiment in the publication...
Town Creek Indian Mound
A Native American Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2012
The temple mound and mortuary at Town Creek, in Montgomery County, is one of the few surviving earthen mounds built by prehistoric Native Americans in North Carolina. It has been recognized as an important archaeological site for almost sixty years and, as a state historic site, has become a popular...
Exploring Southern Appalachian Forests
An Ecological Guide to 30 Great Hikes in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
This unique hiking guide to the southern Appalachian mountains leads readers to explore the rich forest ecosystems and other natural communities visitors encounter along the trail. Drawing on years of experience guiding forest walks throughout the region, Steph Jeffries and Tom Wentworth invite hikers...
Crabs and Oysters
a Savor the South® cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Crabs and oysters take center stage as Chef Bill Smith conveys his passion for preparing these sumptuous shellfish long associated with southern coastlines. Smith's sensibilities as a North Carolinian born and raised down east are vibrantly on display as he recalls the joy of growing up catching crabs...
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...
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...