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North Carolina Gravemakers
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Writer Finds Soul of North Carolina in Graveyards
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Sneak Preview of Mama Dip's Kitchen
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Michael Kammen, author of Robert Gwathmey: The Life and Art of a
Passionate Observer
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newsbytes, an online newsletter featuring the books and authors of the University of North Carolina Press. As a prelude to Halloween, learn more about North
Carolina's graveyards, courtesy of UNC Press author Ruth Little. With her
help, you can take a virtual tour of the typical North Carolina graveyard and
learn how gravemarkers can help you discover more about your region's history and culture.
For more information about Little and her interest in North Carolina's gravemarkers,
read a press
release about her book, Sticks & Stones: Three Centuries of
North Carolina Gravemarkers.
In this issue, you'll also get a sneak preview of our highly anticipated
new cookbook, Mama Dip's Kitchen (October 1999), by
Mildred "Mama Dip" Council. Mama Dip is a local restauranteur and celebrity in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, and her cookbook showcases the same down-home, wholesome, everyday Southern cooking for which its namesake restaurant is celebrated. Be the first to read an
excerpt
from the introduction of Mama Dip's Kitchen.
Meet UNC Press author Michael Kammen
and learn more about his new book on artist Robert Gwathmey, the Social Realist best known for his dignified portrayal of African Americans.
Finally, it's time to head for the hills! Fall is a beautiful season in the North Carolina Mountains. Check out our list of books about Western North Carolina
to help you gear up for fall in the mountains!
Look for news about the Press, our books, and our authors, including awards won and bookstore events featuring UNC Press authors, in bits & bytes.
Just a reminder: all books mentioned here are available at bookstores, including online booksellers. You can also order directly from UNC Press. Call 1-800-848-6224. Say you saw it on our website.
Secure online ordering is also available on our website.
We hope you enjoy this issue of newsbytes.
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