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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 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 Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Sentinel of the Shoals
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Since 1871 the Cape Hatteras lighthouse has been a welcome sight for sailors entering the treacherous region off North Carolina's Outer Banks known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. At 208 feet high, it is the tallest lighthouse in the country and one of the state's most famous landmarks. Through...
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...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
One of the few books concerned solely with the humor of a single state, this volume includes samples of what North Carolinians have laughed at -- and with -- from 1709 to the present. It is a rich anthology of Tar Heel anecdotes, homespun quips, hilarious stories, folklore, exaggerations, and observations....
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...
Lee’s Army Has Not Lost Any of Its Prestige
A UNC Press Civil War Short, Excerpted from The Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond, edited by Gary W. Gallagher
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
In this Civil War Short, Gary W. Gallagher surveys Confederate sentiment in the summer of 1863 and argues that many southerners did not view the battle of Gettysburg as a resounding defeat. Gallagher makes the compelling case that, although southern casualties were tremendous, Confederates across...
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...
Bentonville
The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
The battle of Bentonville, the only major Civil War battle fought in North Carolina, was the Confederacy's last attempt to stop the devastating march of William Tecumseh Sherman's army north through the Carolinas. Despite their numerical disadvantage, General Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate forces...
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 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...
Hiroshima Diary
The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the appalling chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record the story daily, with compassion and tenderness....
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...