Vol. 4, No. 2 April 15, 1997
I cannot live without books.--Thomas Jefferson
Other anniversary events will a gala reception on the UNC campus in October. The Press will also be working with bookstores and libraries throughout the year on special displays and events. We have also developed a website that includes material from the Wilson Library exhibit.
The Black Bard of North CarolinaGeorge Moses Horton's story is an extraordinary one. He taught himself to read when the education of slaves was forbidden. Horton was the first American slave to protest his bondage in verse; the first African American to publish a book in the South; the only slave to earn a significant income by selling his poems; the only poet of any race to produce a book of poems before he could write; and the only slave to publish two volumes of poetry while in bondage and another shortly after emancipation. Last May, Horton was one of the inaugural inductees into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. Horton's life and poetry are celebrated in The Black Bard of North Carolina: George Moses Horton and His Poetry, edited by Joan Sherman, an authority on nineteenth-century African American poetry. The book includes 62 of Hortonís poems in addition to a biographical and critical essay by Sherman. It will be published in April by the University of North Carolina Press. A special website devoted to this book includes sample poems, a long excerpt from the introduction, and links to other Horton-related sites on the internet. The book is available now for $12.95 (paperback) and $29.95 (hardcover). |
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Coming This Spring - Georgia Bonesteel's Latest Quilting BookFor fans of the PBS series "Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel," it's an eventful spring. The popular show's ninth season premiered in April, followed quickly by Bonesteel's seventh book, Georgia Bonesteel's Patchwork Potpourri. The book includes directions for many exciting new quilting projects, from a holiday-inspired woolen wreath to a sophisticated Greek Shepherd's coat. The book, with 39 color and 197 black-and-white illustrations, will be available paperback at $21.95 in May. A special website devoted to this book provides more details.
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Hoi Toide on the Outer BanksIf you have ever spent time on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island, you will probably recognize "hoi toide" as Ocracoker for "high tide." The island's vibrant dialect--with its unusual pronunciation, vocabulary, and syntax--is one of Ocracoke's most distinctive features. Linguists Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes set out to research the Ocracoke brogue and encourage its preservation. Their work is presented in Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks: The Story of the Ocracoke Brogue.Here's a brief vocabulary lesson:
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Two Great Gardening BooksTwo UNC Press books were selected by the American Horticultural Society to appear on its list of 75 Great Gardening Books: A Southern Garden, by Elizabeth Lawrence, and Growing and Propagating Wild Flowers, by Harry R. Phillips. The AHS developed this list in conjunction with its 75th anniversary. Originally published in 1942, A Southern Garden was one of the first gardening books specific to the South, which encompasses zones 7 and 8. It is still in print ($16.95 paperback, $24.95 hardcover.) Growing and Propagating Wild Flowers, published in 1985, has long been considered the best book available on the propagation of native plants. It is available in paperback ($16.95).
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For those who would rather look at plants than dig around in the backyard,
Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a handy guide.
Hundreds of species of colorful wildflowers thrive among themisty glades,
open fields, and marshy streambanks along the Parkway. J. Anthony Alderman
tell how to identify them and where to find them. The field guide covers
roughly 250 species, with color photographs and clearly written
descriptions. In addition, Alderman includes a tour guide and map that
identify 75 of the best, most easily accessible sites for viewing
wildflowers along the Parkway. Alderman will discuss his book on the
following dates:
Toward an Intellectual History of Women, essays by Linda K. Kerber,
is a selection of the History Book Club
Women of the Republic: Intellect and Ideology in Revolutionary
America, by Linda K. Kerber, is a selection of the History Book Club
and the Book-of-the-Month Club
The Wilderness Campaign, edited by Gary W. Gallagher, is a
selection of the History Book Club
Lafayette in Two Worlds: Public Cultures and Personal Identities in an
Age of Revolutions, by Lloyd Kramer won the 1996 Gilbert Chinard Prize
from the Society for French Historical Studies
Beyond the Broker State: Federal Policies toward Small Business,
1936-1961, by Jonathan J. Bean won the 1997 Henry Adams Prize from the
Society for History in the Federal Government
Our Rightful Share: The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality,
1886-1912, by Aline Helg won the 1997 Elsa Goveia Prize from the
Association of Carribean Historians
The Fatal Knot: The Guerrilla War in Navarre and the Defeat of Napoleon
in Spain, by John Lawrence Tone won the 1996 International Napoleonic
Society Literary Award
Bookstores that carry UNC
Press books
Exhibits
attended by UNC Press staff members
And Two New Books for Gardening and Wildflower Lovers
A Southern Garden established Elizabeth Lawrence's
reputation as a top garden writer. She was well known for her magazine and
newsletter articles as well as her books and newspaper columns. Two
gardening sleuths spent many years collecting L awrence's short pieces,
and they appear in A Garden of One's Own: Writings of Elizabeth
Lawrence, edited by Barbara Scott and Bobby J. Ward. The book will
appear in June in hardcover ($24.95). Scott and Ward will discuss their
work on the book on the following dates:
Book Club Adoptions
The Scotch-Irish: A Social History, by James G. Leyburn, is a
selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club
Award-winning books
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