North Carolina: Change and Tradition in a Southern State

North Carolina: Change and Tradition in a Southern State Review

In this long-awaited survey history, William Link examines the fascinating history of North Carolina through the lens of strong but seemingly contradictory historical patterns: powerful forces of traditionalism punctuated by hierarchies of class, race relations, and gender that seemingly clashed, especially during the last century, with potent forces of modernization and a progressive element that welcomed, even embraced, change. The result answers meaningful questions that all Tar Heels ask about the history and the future of the unique and quickly growing state they call home.

Taking the North Carolina story from moments before first contact all the way to the elections of 2008, this book provides a great new resource for all college-level instructors and students of North Carolina history.

Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians

Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern Appalachians Review

The Southern Appalachians are home to a breathtakingly diverse array of living things--from delicate orchids to carnivorous pitcher plants, from migrating butterflies to flying squirrels, and from brawny black bears to more species of salamander than anywhere else in the world. Mountain Nature is a lively and engaging account of the ecology of this remarkable region. It explores the animals and plants of the Southern Appalachians and the webs of interdependence that connect them.

Within the region's roughly 35 million acres, extending from north Georgia through the Carolinas to northern Virginia, exists a mosaic of habitats, each fostering its own unique natural community. Stories of the animals and plants of the Southern Appalachians are intertwined with descriptions of the seasons, giving readers a glimpse into the interlinked rhythms of nature, from daily and yearly cycles to long-term geological changes. Residents and visitors to Great Smoky Mountains or Shenandoah National Parks, the Blue Ridge Parkway, or any of the national forests or other natural attractions within the region will welcome this appealing introduction to its ecological wonders.

Farm Fresh North Carolina: The Go-To Guide to Great Farmers' Markets, Farm Stands, Farms, Apple Orchards, U-Picks, Kids' Activities, Lodging, Dining, ... Wineries, and More (Southern Gateways Guides)

Farm Fresh North Carolina: The Go-To Guide to Great Farmers' Markets, Farm Stands, Farms, Apple Orchards, U-Picks, Kids' Activities, Lodging, Dining, ... Wineries, and More (Southern Gateways Guides) Review

In the first statewide guidebook of its kind, Farm Fresh North Carolina takes readers on a lively tour of more than 425 farms, produce stands, farmers' markets, wineries, children-friendly pumpkin patches and corn mazes, pick-your-own orchards, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, agricultural festivals, and more, all open to the public and personally vetted by travel writer Diane Daniel.
Daniel's animated, knowledgeable recommendations will give food lovers, families, locals, and travelers the inspiration and resources they need to cut a fresh Christmas tree, pick a peck of apples, take a fall hay ride, sample wine from locally harvested grapes, or spend the night on a working farm. Sidebars offer information about the state's agricultural history, politics, and eccentricities, while twenty recipes gathered from North Carolina farmers, innkeepers, and chefs provide delicious ways to use the day's pickings. Emphasizing farms and establishments that are independent, sustainable, and active in public education and conservation, this delightful guidebook will help North Carolinians and visitors discover how the burgeoning farm movement has become a bridge between North Carolina's past and present.
The publication of this book was supported by a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation.

Backpacking North Carolina: The Definitive Guide to 43 Can't-Miss Trips from Mountains to Sea (Southern Gateways Guides)

Backpacking North Carolina: The Definitive Guide to 43 Can't-Miss Trips from Mountains to Sea (Southern Gateways Guides) Review

Backpacking North Carolina: The Definitive Guide to 43 Can't-Miss Trips from Mountains to Sea (Southern Gateways Guides) Feature

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Joe Miller brings us the first-ever stand-alone guidebook to backpacking in North Carolina, a state long known as a terrific backpacking destination. Covering 43 of the best trips the state has to offer, Backpacking North Carolina provides all the information necessary for beginning and experienced backpackers alike to enjoy hiking destinations from the mountains to the coast. Each trip description offers key maps and navigation information, including water sources and camping spots, as well as trip highlights and special considerations. Miller offers tips for enriching the experience, such as filling dark nights with stargazing and other activities, and gives advice for backpacking with children. Offering his expertise in a way that emphasizes the accessibility of backpacking, Miller encourages a wide range of nature lovers to give it a try, perhaps for the first time. Several "best-of" lists are included, featuring trips with exceptional nature study opportunities, water recreation, and easy excursions for beginners. Backpacking North Carolina takes the reader deep into a state full of natural wonder and adventure.
Backpacking North Carolina has all the essentials for planning your trip, whether a quick weekend getaway or a longer adventure:
•Trips for beginner and expert backpackers alike
•Helpful essays to introduce each trail and its features
•Gear and safety advice for year-round backpacking
•Major points of interest highlighted on each trip
•Family-friendly trails and easy bailouts for when hiking with children
•Detailed trail maps and directions to trailheads
•Elevation profiles for each hike
•Estimated hike times and level of difficulty
•Camping permit requirements
•GPS coordinates for water sources and good camping spots
•Bullet lists of best trips for fishing, bird watching, waterfalls, and more

School Segregation in Western North Carolina: A History, 1860s-1970s (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies)

School Segregation in Western North Carolina: A History, 1860s-1970s (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies) Review

Although African Americans make up a small portion of the population of western North Carolina, they have contributed much to the area's physical and cultural landscape. This enlightening study surveys the region's segregated black schools from Reconstruction through integration and reveals the struggles, achievements, and ultimate victory of a unified community intent on achieving an adequate education for its children. The book documents the events that initially brought blacks into Appalachia, early efforts to educate black children, the movement to acquire and improve schools, and the long process of desegregation. Personnel issues, curriculum, extracurricular activities, sports, consolidation, and construction also receive attention. Featuring commentary from former students, teachers and parents, this work weighs the value and achievement of rural segregated black schools as well as their significance for educators today.

Memoirs of Grassy Creek: Growing Up in the Mountains on the Virginia-North Carolina Line (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 1)

Memoirs of Grassy Creek: Growing Up in the Mountains on the Virginia-North Carolina Line (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 1) Review

Born on January 5, 1907, Zetta Hamby spent much of her life in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia, and, during a rich, rural life experienced the advent of the telephone, the automobile, electricity, radio, television and the airplane. Families, homes, schooling, amusements, home remedies, weddings and funerals, politics, health, world war, race relations, the telephone-those are among the topics touched on in this firsthand look at rural Appalachia in the early decades of the present century. Sometimes poignant, often humorous, and surely authentic, these chapters are yet another reminder of recent history that is all too quickly being lost.

The Forest City Lynching of 1900: Populism, Racism, and White Supremacy in Rutherford County, North Carolina (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 10)

The Forest City Lynching of 1900: Populism, Racism, and White Supremacy in Rutherford County, North Carolina (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 10) Review

Politics in Rutherford County were heated a century ago: the developing textile industry, the growing population, an agricultural crisis and race relations inflamed everyone. Mills Higgins Flack, a leader of the Farmers’ Alliance and the county’s first Populist in the state House, was allegedly murdered on August 28, 1900, by Avery Mills, an African American. This book documents the murder and the lynching of Avery Mills. The author (Flack’s great-great-grandson) considers the phenomena of racial lynching, the Populist movement in the county, the white supremacy movement of the state’s Democratic party and the county’s KKK activities.