Mama Dip's Kitchen
by Mildred Council
Chapel Hill's Mama Dip shares her life in food and 263 treasured recipes
from her legendary restaurant. "I'm a huge fan of Mama Dip's southern
country cooking, and I'm thrilled that she's written a cookbook. . . .
[including] all her restaurant's signature dishes (not least of which is
the world's best fried chicken)."--Jean Anderson, author of The
American Century Cookbook
$24.95 cloth / $15.95 paper
Hot Peppers: The Story of Cajuns and Capsicum
by Richard Schweid
Revised Edition
The big story behind the fiery little hot sauce pepper "This biography of
a remarkable spice is salted with plenty of fact and anecdote about the
Cajun culture of the pepper belt and recipes to tempt the
pepperphile."--Denver Post
$16.95 paper
The
Country Ham Book
by Jeanne Voltz and Elaine J. Harvell
Tips on buying, preparing, and serving can be found in this celebration of
a true American legacy. Among the 70 mouth-watering recipes are Mama's
Raisin Sauce, Ham and Leek Tart, Pan-Roasted Sea Scallops with Pesto and
Ham, Alabama Ham Bone Soup, and delectable combinations of ham with corn,
biscuits, and greens.
$24.95 cloth / $16.95 paper
The
Ultimate North Carolina Quiz Book
by Lew Powell
More than 500 questions and answers on Tar Heel life and history.
A winning blend of entertainment and enlightenment, this little book is
guaranteed to put your knowledge of our state to the test.
$10.95 paper
North
Carolina Women: Making History
by Margaret Supplee Smith and Emily Herring Wilson
Foreword by Doris Betts
This beautifully illustrated narrative recovers the story of Tar Heel
women from prehistory through World War II, revealing their strong
influence in shaping the state. "For all North Carolinians of whatever
race, age or sex. Every book club in the state should undertake it as a
project. It does more than add a dimension to North Carolina history: it
significantly reorders the past."--Anne Firor Scott, Duke University
12 color / 238 b&w illus., $29.95 cloth
A
Family of Women: The Carolina Petigrus in Peace and War
by Jane H. Pease and William H. Pease
This compelling family biography traces the lives of three generations of
memorable women across the tumultuous nineteenth century. "A
classic."--Bertram Wyatt-Brown, author of The House of
Percy
24 illus., $29.95 cloth
Light
and Air: The Photography of Bayard Wootten
by Jerry W. Cotton
The life and work of North Carolina's Bayard Wootten (1875-1959) a
trailblazer for women photographers in the South. "A beautiful volume. . .
. It is a document of an old way of life and a tribute to a pioneering
woman photographer."--Bloomsbury Review
$37.50 cloth
America's
Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century
Philip F. Gura and James F. Bollman
Two avid banjo players-one a cultural scholar at UNC-Chapel Hill, the
other a renowned collector of banjos and related materials-relate the
colorful history of the five-string banjo. Features 253 illustrations of
vintage instruments and banjo players, including many rare
daguerreotypes.
$45.00 cloth
Sticks
and Stones: Three Centuries of North Carolina Gravemarkers
by M. Ruth Little
Photography by Tim Buchman
"With a discerning heart and eye, combined with years of careful fieldwork
and research, Ruth Little illuminates the history as well as the artistry
of gravemarkers in North Carolina. . . . Tim Buchman's quietly powerful
photographs capture [their] diverse beauty."--Catherine W. Bishir, author
of North Carolina Architecture
236 duotones, $45.00 cloth
North
Carolina's Hurricane History
by Jay Barnes
Revised and Updated Edition
"With compelling words and images, Barnes chronicles the destruction seen
and the lessons learned from the storms."--Raleigh News and
Observer
"Find out just how vulnerable North Carolina has been to these powerful
storms."--Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV meteorologist
230 illus., 45 maps, $34.95 cloth / $19.95 paper
Time
before History: The Archaeology of North Carolina
by H. Trawick Ward and R. P. Stephen Davis Jr.
The first accessible archaeological history of our state. Two UNC
anthropologists tap a century of excavations and research to reveal the
absorbing story of Native Americans who occupied the land for 12,000 years
before the Roanoke Island settlement.
84 illus., 7 maps, $39.95 cloth / $18.95 paper
A
Guide to the Historic Architecture of Western North
Carolina
by Catherine W. Bishir, Michael T. Southern, and Jennifer F. Martin
1,200 buildings in the 25 counties of the foothills and mountains.
"Thorough, invaluable, and surprising. . . . As a native of western North
Carolina and a devotee of its history, I am startled to learn how little I
know about places long familiar to me."--Fred Chappell
303 photos, 30 maps, $34.95 cloth / $19.95 paper
A
Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North
Carolina
by Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern
1,700 buildings in 41 counties from the coast to I-95.
"Not just the Cupola House and Tryon Palace, but tobacco barns, shotgun
houses, textile factories, and railroad stations, too. A feast of North
Carolina's historic structures."--Roy Parker Jr., contributing editor,
Fayetteville Observer-Times
428 illus., 34 maps, $39.95 cloth / $19.95 paper
Into
the Sound Country: A Carolinian's Coastal Plain
by Bland Simpson
Photography by Ann Cary Simpson
A personal account of an often misunderstood coastal region.
"I love reading this book. It captures the sights and sounds and smells of
the North Carolina coast better than any book I've ever read."--Pat
Conroy,
author of The Prince of Tides
61 photos, $37.50 cloth / $19.95 paper