The Way We Lived in North Carolina

The Way We Lived in North Carolina
Title The Way We Lived in North Carolina PDF eBook
Author Joe A. Mobley
Publisher University of North Carolina Press
Pages 632
Release 2003
Genre History
ISBN

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Presents a comprehensive social history of North Carolina by focusing on dozens of historic sites and the lives of ordinary people who lived and worked nearby. First published in 1983 as a five-volume series, this illustrated state history is now revised and available in a single volume.

The Battle for North Carolina's Coast

The Battle for North Carolina's Coast
Title The Battle for North Carolina's Coast PDF eBook
Author Stanley R. Riggs
Publisher UNC Press Books
Pages 161
Release 2011-09-05
Genre Nature
ISBN 0807878073

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The North Carolina barrier islands, a 325-mile-long string of narrow sand islands that forms the coast of North Carolina, are one of the most beloved areas to live and visit in the United States. However, extensive barrier island segments and their associated wetlands are in jeopardy. In The Battle for North Carolina's Coast, four experts on coastal dynamics examine issues that threaten this national treasure. According to the authors, the North Carolina barrier islands are not permanent. Rather, they are highly mobile piles of sand that are impacted by sea-level rise and major storms and hurricanes. Our present development and management policies for these changing islands are in direct conflict with their natural dynamics. Revealing the urgency of the environmental and economic problems facing coastal North Carolina, this essential book offers a hopeful vision for the coast's future if we are willing to adapt to the barriers' ongoing and natural processes. This will require a radical change in our thinking about development and new approaches to the way we visit and use the coast. Ultimately, we cannot afford to lose these unique and valuable islands of opportunity. This book is an urgent call to protect our coastal resources and preserve our coastal economy.

Natives & Newcomers

Natives & Newcomers
Title Natives & Newcomers PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Anne Fenn
Publisher UNC Press Books
Pages 116
Release 1983
Genre History
ISBN 9780807841013

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Natives and Newcomers: The Way We Lived in North Carolina before 1770

Amazing Place

Amazing Place
Title Amazing Place PDF eBook
Author Marianne Gingher
Publisher UNC Press Books
Pages 225
Release 2015-03-23
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1469622408

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Some of us understand place in terms of family and community, landscape, or even the weather. For others, the idea of place becomes more distinct and particular: the sound of someone humming while washing dishes, the musical cadence of a mountain accent, the smell of a tobacco field under the hot Piedmont sun. Some of North Carolina's finest writers ruminate on the meaning of place in this collection of twenty-one original essays, untangling North Carolina's influence on their work, exploring how the idea of place resonates with North Carolinians, and illuminating why the state itself plays such a significant role in its own literature. Authors from every region of North Carolina are represented, from the Appalachians and the Piedmont to the Outer Banks and places in between. Amazing Place showcases a mix of familiar favorites and newer voices, expressing in their own words how North Carolina shapes the literature of its people. Contributors include Rosecrans Baldwin, Will Blythe, Belle Boggs, Fred Chappell, Jan DeBlieu, Pamela Duncan, Clyde Edgerton, Ben Fountain, Marianne Gingher, Judy Goldman, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Randall Kenan, Jill McCorkle, Michael McFee, Lydia Millet, Robert Morgan, Jenny Offill, Michael Parker, Bland Simpson, Lee Smith, Wells Tower, and Monique Truong.

The North Carolina Gazetteer

The North Carolina Gazetteer
Title The North Carolina Gazetteer PDF eBook
Author William S. Powell
Publisher Univ of North Carolina Press
Pages 0
Release 2010
Genre History
ISBN 9780807833995

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North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History

How to Read a North Carolina Beach

How to Read a North Carolina Beach
Title How to Read a North Carolina Beach PDF eBook
Author Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher UNC Press Books
Pages 184
Release 2014-06-30
Genre Nature
ISBN 1469619679

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Take a walk on the beach with three coastal experts who reveal the secrets and the science of the North Carolina shoreline. What makes sea foam? What are those tiny sand volcanoes along the waterline? You'll find the answers to these questions and dozens more in this comprehensive field guide to the state's beaches, which shows visitors how to decipher the mysteries of the beach and interpret clues to an ever-changing geological story. Orrin Pilkey, Tracy Monegan Rice, and William Neal explore large-scale processes, such as the composition and interaction of wind, waves, and sand, as well as smaller features, such as bubble holes, drift lines, and black sands. In addition, coastal life forms large and small--from crabs and turtles to microscopic animals--are all discussed here. The concluding chapter contemplates the future of North Carolina beaches, considering the threats to their survival and assessing strategies for conservation. This indispensable beach book offers vacationers and naturalists a single source for learning to appreciate and preserve the natural features of a genuine state treasure. Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press

Holy Smoke

Holy Smoke
Title Holy Smoke PDF eBook
Author John Shelton Reed
Publisher Univ of North Carolina Press
Pages 327
Release 2009-11-30
Genre Cooking
ISBN 0807889717

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North Carolina is home to the longest continuous barbecue tradition on the North American mainland. Authoritative, spirited, and opinionated (in the best way), Holy Smoke is a passionate exploration of the lore, recipes, traditions, and people who have helped shape North Carolina's signature slow-food dish. Three barbecue devotees, John Shelton Reed, Dale Volberg Reed, and William McKinney, trace the origins of North Carolina 'cue and the emergence of the heated rivalry between Eastern and Piedmont styles. They provide detailed instructions for cooking barbecue at home, along with recipes for the traditional array of side dishes that should accompany it. The final section of the book presents some of the people who cook barbecue for a living, recording firsthand what experts say about the past and future of North Carolina barbecue. Filled with historic and contemporary photographs showing centuries of North Carolina's "barbeculture," as the authors call it, Holy Smoke is one of a kind, offering a comprehensive exploration of the Tar Heel barbecue tradition.