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An Oprah Daily pick for spring 2023David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction FinalistA woman growing up in a family of Russian immigrants in the 1910s seeks a thoroughly American life...

From Appalachia to South Korea and back, this stunning and relentless collection explores themes of home and displacement.Author: Michael CroleyPublisher: BlairPublication Date: Apr 23, 2019Number of...

Blue MarlinAuthor: Lee SmithPublisher: BlairPublication Date: April 21, 2020Number of Pages: 136 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1949467317ISBN-13: 9781949467314

When black citizens win elected offices in 1898 Wilmington, NC, white citizens stage a coup. Based on real events. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.Author: Philip GerardPublisher: BlairPublication...

The compelling story of a talented potter, enslaved by the author's ancestors, who became one of the singular artists of the nineteenth century.He signed many of his works simply as "Dave" and is...

Clay's QuiltAuthor: Silas HousePublisher: BlairPublication Date: July 07, 2020Number of Pages: 324 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1949467244ISBN-13: 9781949467246

Elaine Neil Orr, born in Nigeria to expat parents, brings us an indelible portrait of a young female artist, torn between two men and two cultures, struggling to find her passion and her purpose.It's...

A wry and witty commentary on college sports and identity in the complicated social landscape of the South. Ed Southern, lifelong fan of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, the smallest school...

Firebrand commentator Hal Crowther's essays commemorate "freedom-fighters and hell-raisers" whose lives changed the social landscape of the South.Author: Hal CrowtherPublisher: BlairPublication Date:...

Author: Neil ReganPublisher: BlairPublication Date: Mar 30, 2010Number of Pages: 160 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1933251700ISBN-13: 9781933251707

Author: Dr. Eric CrawfordPublisher: BlairPublication Date: Mar 07, 2023Number of Pages: 272 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1949467961ISBN-13: 9781949467963

Straight from the roux bayou, a culinary memoir about how a centuries old Cajun and Creole secret―gumbo―has become one of the world's most beloved dishes.The product of a melting pot of...

Haints of the Hills (Haunted North Carolina)Author: Daniel W. BarefootPublisher: BlairPublication Date: October 15, 2019Number of Pages: 120 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Haunted by a secret tragedy, Edwin, son of the richest family in a small Southern town, fights to overcome his addiction to morphine and face the truth that his parents have worked to obscure. This...

In rural Tennessee, two young people struggle to make a life in a town rife with poverty, guns, and alcohol. "Holding On To Nothing is a resonant song of the South, all whiskey, bluegrass, Dolly...

(Large print edition) In rural Tennessee, two young people struggle to make a life in a town rife with poverty, guns, and alcohol. "Holding On To Nothing is a resonant song of the South, all whiskey,...

Indecent Assembly: The North Carolina Legislature's Blueprint for the War on Democracy and EqualityAuthor: Gene R. NicholPublisher: BlairPublication Date: April 14, 2020Number of Pages: 224...

In this collection, Randy Russell and his wife, Janet Barnett, present eighteen samples of western North Carolina folklore.Author: Randy Russell, Janet BarnettPublisher: BlairPublication Date: Jul...

Faced with her mother's absence and father's neglect, eleven-year-old Maddy struggles to care for brothers in the Jim Crow South.Author: Paulette BoudreauxPublisher: BlairPublication Date: Oct 01,...

Davis' memoirs of working for the Civilian Conservation Corps in western NC during the Depression.Author: Frank C. DavisPublisher: BlairPublication Date: Jan 01, 2006Number of Pages: 58 pagesBinding:...

Mountain midwife Orlean Puckett endured many trials during her lifetime. A bride at the age of 16, she had given birth to and buried 24 babies by the time she was in her mid-thirties. When John...

This anthology examines the life and selected works of North Carolina's most distinguished playwright of the 20th century, Paul Green (1894-1981). Paul Green is best known for his outdoor historical...

Piedmont Phantoms (Haunted North Carolina)Author: Daniel W. BarefootPublisher: BlairPublication Date: October 15, 2019Number of Pages: 208 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

River Road is a collection of narrative poems in the voice of Susan McFalls, writing from her new home in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains.Wayne Caldwell, author of Cataloochee, returns to North...

Seaside Spectres (Haunted North Carolina)Author: Daniel W. BarefootPublisher: BlairPublication Date: October 15, 2019Number of Pages: 123 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

In her debut story collection, Julia Ridley Smith navigates the currents and eddies of desire, sex, love, and relationships. These ten highly accomplished stories are witty and accessible,...

Narratives written by long-time back-country volunteer Ben Anderson as he hiked over 40 trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.Author: Ben AndersonPublisher: BlairPublication Date: Jun 27,...

Author: James Gindlesperger, Suzanne GindlespergerPublisher: BlairPublication Date: May 01, 2014Number of Pages: 234 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0895876205ISBN-13: 9780895876201

A history of the distilling of spirits in North Carolina, including addresses and visitor information for NC's current craft distilleries.Author: John Francis TrumpPublisher: BlairPublication Date:...