Introduce your young learners to the North Carolina's history, going back to the pre-European era; moving through early colonialism, agrarian society, the Civil War, industrialization, and the civil rights movement; and ending with the current events that shape the state today. Over the course of five chapters, readers encounter the geography, history, people, economy, and government of the Tar Heel State. African American and Native American histories and contributions are explored.
What urban legends haunt the state? What's the most haunted spot in North Carolina? And so much more! This book is packed with facts about North Carolina. Some of the facts in this book may shock you. Others may give you chills.
From the Outer Banks to the Appalachian Mountains, this charming and educational board book takes young readers on an epic journey across the great state of North Carolina, including prominent landmarks and scenic beauty such as Roanoke ...
In this extensively researched volume, accomplished author and historian Mary Kratt chronicles the history of Charlotte from the earliest Catawba inhabitants to the development of finance, culture and transportation, still centered on those ...
You can find my favorite recipes and easy preparations for cooking fish and seafood in The Saltbox Seafood Joint Cookbook. Aside from my professional advocacy of North Carolina seafood, I also practice what I preach at home.
This volume describes in detail both the state's 20-plus military sites and the eight little-known North Carolina prisoner of war camps.
The first single-volume reference to the events, institutions, and cultural forces that have defined the state, the Encyclopedia of North Carolina is a landmark publication that will serve those who...
North Carolina Legends
Food historian Karen Hess believes that vinegar-and-pepper sauces originated, like the peppers they require, in the West Indies. She points to the testimony of a Dominican missionary, Jean Baptiste Labat, who wrote in 1698 about a feast ...
Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and research into the history of the period, the work provides...
This splendid anthology offers an engaging journey through four centuries of North Carolina life.