Synopses & Reviews
This splendid anthology offers an engaging journey through four centuries of North Carolina life. It draws on a wealth of sourceshistories, biographies, diaries, novels, short stories, newspapers, and magazinesto show how North Carolina's rich history and remarkable literary achievements cut across economic and racial lines in often surprising ways.
There are selections by or about some of the state's best-known sons and daughters, from Daniel Boone and Andrew Jackson to Ava Gardner, Doris Betts, and Tom Wicker; and topics covered include politics, sports, business, family life, education, race, religion, and war.
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Deserves a spot in the library of any curious Tar Heel.
Greensboro News and Record
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The most interesting book about North Carolina I've ever readand one of the most interesting books about
anything.
Charles Kuralt
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I plan to treasure
Discovering North Carolina. Whoever thought history could be so much
fun?"
Lee Smith, author of Fair and Tender Ladies