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North
Carolina A History by William S. Powell
A concise history by the leading authority on the people and events that
have shaped North Carolina over four centuries. "A sweeping look at the
whole panorama of North Carolina history."--North Carolina Historical
Review
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Discovering
North Carolina A Tar Heel Reader Edited by Jack Claiborne and William Price
This splendid anthology draws on a wealth of sources--histories,
biographies, diaries, novels, short stories, newspapers, and magazines. "A
lively, rich compendium, funny and poignant and inspiring, like North
Carolina. And full of surprises. I really love the book."--Charles
Kuralt
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Tar
Heel Politics 2000
by Paul Luebke "An insightful and provocative analysis that challenges the conventional wisdom about modern North Carolina politics."--Ed Williams, Charlotte Observer
"Every public official, political activist, and interested observer of the state's politics should read this fascinating, insightful, lively, and provocative book."--Merle Black
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North
Carolina Architecture by Catherine W. Bishir Photography by Tim Buchman
Oversized, with stunning photographs, this book captures the grand and the humble buildings that define North Carolina. "An excellent history of the architecture of an American state."--New York Times Book Review
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The
North Carolina Gazetteer by William S. Powell
From Coldass Creek to Devils Elbow to Mush Island, a compendium of North Carolina place names. More than 20,000 entries locate the counties, towns, cities, rivers, creeks, lakes, mountains, gaps, ridges, bays, sounds, and inlets of the Tar Heel state. A fascinating and indispensable reference.
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North
Carolina's Hurricane History by Jay Barnes
A richly illustrated record of more than fifty hurricanes known to have
struck the Tar Heel state from the days of the first European explorers
through hurricanes Bertha and Fran in 1996. Newspaper
reports, National
Weather Service records, and eyewitness descriptions complete this fascinating chronicle.
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Bill
Neal's Southern Cooking Revised and Enlarged Edition by Bill Neal
Contemporary southern recipes, rooted in history, from the founding chef of Chapel Hill's Crook's Corner restaurant. Craig Claiborne said, "Bill Neal is a genius at the stove."
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Birds
of the Carolinas by Eloise F. Potter, James F. Parnell, and Robert P. Teulings
An illustrated guide to the more than 400 species of birds that inhabit the Tar Heel state, with brief descriptions and notes on range, feeding and nesting habits. "Establishes a new standard for state bird books."--Audubon Naturalist News
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Turners
and Burners The Folk Potters of North Carolina by Charles G. Zug III
"An excellent book to read if you are interested in North Carolina, American ceramics, folk life, or general craft practices, and it will undoubtedly remain a classic for many years to come."--Winterthur Portfolio
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A
Southern Garden by Elizabeth Lawrence
First published in 1942, this was the first book to address the needs of gardeners in the South. More than 50 years later, Lawrence's information is still fresh. Lawrence has been called the Jane Austen of garden writing. "An extraordinary evocation of the actual joy of handling plants and working the soil."--Penelope Hobhouse in Garden Style
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The
Outer Banks of North Carolina, 1584-1958 by David Stick
David Stick has lived on the outer Banks since he was nine years old and is now the most prominent historian of the area. In this book he tells the fascinating story of the Banks and Bankers; of whalers, stockmen, lifesavers, wreckers, boatmen, and fisher
men; of the constantly changing inlets famous for channel bass fishing; and of the once thriving Diamond City that disappeared completely in a three-year period.
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Cabins
in the Laurel by Muriel Earley Sheppard Photographs by Bayard Wootten
A classic book on Appalachian life, by Muriel Earley Sheppard, a native
New Yorker who moved to North Carolina's Toe River Valley in 1928. Her
account of life in the mountains includes 128 striking photographs by
well-known Chapel Hill photographer Bayard Wootten. "The most friendly,
easily read, vigorous, zestful portrait of Appalachians we have from the
past."--novelist John Ehle, from the foreword
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