Lost Cove, North Carolina. Portrait of a Vanished Appalachian Community, 1864-1957, Paperback - Christy A. Smith

In this first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove, North Carolina, the author paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement tha...

Reducere. In 2007, while researching mountain culture in upstate South Carolina, anthropologist John M. Coggeshall stumbled upon the small community of Liber...

Reducere. Examines the history of James City, a black community located near New Bern. Established in 1863 as a camp for destitute former slaves, James City ...

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Reducere. Of all the people documented by the Foxfire students since 1966, none has been more appealing to readers than Arie Carpenter. For all those who hav...

Reducere. Generally regarded as the most important of the Civil War campaigns conducted in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, that of 1864 lasted more than f...

Reducere. Thomas Wolfe's The Lost Boy is a captivating and poignant retelling of an episode from Wolfe's childhood. The story of Wolfe's brother Grover and h...

Publisher: Explainer HQAuthor(s): Christy SavelyIllustration(s): Full colour illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 40Publication date: 2017Dimen...

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Reducere. Explore the Bible from a secular, agnostic viewpoint. Learn about how the beliefs of the ancient Israelites and Judeans changed as their kingdoms f...

This guidebook is the first of three regional volumes that invite residents and out-of-state visitors to explore North Carolina while reading liter...

Reducere. RELENTLESSAn Option Zero Novel They met in darkness. Each one going through their own personal hell, they gave each other hope and a reason to live...

Reducere. Junaluska is one of the oldest African American communities in western North Carolina and one of the few surviving today. After Emancipation, many ...

Reducere. Recounts events leading to the establishment of twenty-nine lifesaving stations along North Carolina's treacherous coastline and the role of their ...

Reducere. Read your way across North Carolina's Piedmont in the second of a series of regional guides that bring the state's rich literary history to life fo...

Publisher: McNidder & GraceAuthor(s): Sirkka-Liisa KonttinenNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 257 x 259 x 24Cover type: Hardbac...

Reducere. The North Carolina Gazetteer first appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in t...

Reducere. This unique hiking guide to the southern Appalachian mountains leads readers to explore the rich forest ecosystems and other natural communities vi...

Reducere. MERCILESSSomewhere between darkness and the dawn lies a truth that could get them killed.Years ago, Asher Drake lost everything he loved. He had fo...

Reducere. Historians have often glorified eighteenth-century Virginia planters' philosophical debates about the meaning of American liberty. But according to...

Reducere. With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural ...

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Reducere. How is the state produced? In what ways did enslaved African Americans shape modern governing practices? Ryan A. Quintana provocatively answers the...

Inspirational story about the battle against the restraints of cerebral palsy. Brown learnt to read, write and paint with his left foot, and went o...

Contributor(s): Author: Christy ShafferA mythical creature with a single horn in the middle of its forehead, the unicorn was thought in ages past t...

Hooray! Your child's lost a tooth! This book is the perfect way to mark this very special moment in a young child's life. Losing a tooth can be a u...

Reducere. While searching for vintage guitars on the internet, Zeke Schein came across what he believed was a photograph of one of the most influential blues...

Reducere. Draws upon 17th- and 18th-century sources to trace the history of African Americans, slave and free, in North Carolina through 1800. The documents ...

Contributor(s): Author: Penelope Muse AbernathyAmerica's community newspapers have entered an age of disruption. Towns and cities continue to need ...

Reducere. Most histories of the Civil War era portray the struggle over slavery as a conflict that exclusively pitted North against South, free labor against...

Contributor(s): Author: Christy ShafferThese awesome mythical beasts with widespread wings, long tails, sharp claws, and scaly skin glisten with a ...

DescriptionWhat is it about the desolate far North American wilderness that calls the intrepid traveler to uncover its sanctifying and deadly secre...

Reducere. PlayMakers Repertory Company: A History celebrates nearly fifty years of the professional theatre company founded at the University of North Caroli...

Reducere. The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina are the heart of a region where traditional music and dance are performed and celebrated as nowhere else...

Reducere. Crosses, candles, choir vestments, sanctuary flowers, and stained glass are common church features found in nearly all mainline denominations of Am...

Reducere. Among many legendary episodes from the life and career of men's basketball coach Dean Smith, few loom as large as his recruitment of Charlie Scott,...

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Reducere. Hamburg is perhaps South Carolina's most famous ghost town. Founded in 1821, it grew to four thousand residents before transportation advances led ...

A true music-lover's journey into the past! Late one night in 2005, Zeke Schein made an amazing discovery while searching for a vintage guitar on e...

Reducere. DescriptionThe first documented discovery of gold in the United States was in 1799 at John Reed's farm in Cabarrus County. This book traces the his...