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The Army of Tennessee  •  Stanley F. Horn   • HISTORY  •  A readable history of the Army of Tennessee. (WAR58, $24.95)
 
 
Army of the Heartland, The Army of Tennessee 1861-1862  •  Thomas Lawrence Connelly   • HISTORY  •  The first volume in Connelly's definitive history of the Army of Tennessee (WAR56, $20.95)
 
 
Asheville Map  •   Universal Map Enterprises    •  A road map of Asheville, North Carolina. (USS206, $4.95)
 
 
Autumn of Glory, The Army of Tennessee 1862-1865  •  Thomas Lawrence Connelly   • HISTORY  •  The second volume in Connelly's definitive history of the Army of Tennessee. (WAR57, $24.95)
 
 
The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession  •  Mark Obmascik   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled. (BRD29, $14.00)
 
 
Biltmore Estate: The Most Distinguished Private Place  •  John M Bryan   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A detailed architectural description of the Biltmore estate. (USS205, $50.00)
 
 
The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife  •  Christopher W. Leahy  •  Gordon Morrison   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)
 
 
The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains, An Explorer's Guide  •  Jim Hargan   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An illustrated, practical guide to the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. (USS299, $19.95)
 
 
Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Grandfather Mountain to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Vol. 2  •  William G. Lord   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A mile-by-mile guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway. (USS246, $8.95)
 
 
The Blue Valley, A Collection of Stories  •  Robert Morgan   • LITERATURE  •  Thirteen tales evoking life in the Southern Appalachians. (USS303, $13.95)
 
 
Central Appalachian Wildflowers, A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers of the Central Appalachian Mountains  •  Barbara Medina  •  Victor Medina   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact field guide to the wildflowers of the Appalachians, including Shenandoah. (USE285, $24.95)
 
 
Chattanooga, A Death Grip on the Confederacy  •  James Lee McDonough   • HISTORY  •  A well written and informative account of the battles for Chattanooga. (WAR63, $17.95)
 
 
The Civil War in North Carolina  •  John Gilchrist Barrett   • HISTORY  •  The complete story of Civil War military engagements across North Carolina. Mr. Barrett, professor emeritus at the Virginia military institute, brings a lively writing style to his scholarly, comprehensive text. (USS112, $23.50)
 
 
Compass Guide North Carolina  •  Jim Hargan  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guidebook to North Carolina, featuring detailed maps, literary excerpts, and travel information. (USS111, $21.95)
 
 
The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina  •  Jay Fields   • REFERENCE  •  A guidebook to western North Carolina's crafts. (USS204, $19.95)
 
 
Discovering North Carolina, A Tar Heel Reader  •  Jack Claiborne  •  William Price   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of pieces about North Carolina from some of it's most famous residents. (USS130, $21.95)
 
 
From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans  •  John Hope Franklin   • HISTORY  •  A classic history of the African American experience. (USA39, $75.00)
 
 
Geology Along Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park  •  Robert L. Badger   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A slim, fully illustrated guide to the geology of Shenandoah. (USS301, $10.95)
 
 
Guide to the Battle of Shiloh  •  Jay Luvaas  •  Steven Bowman  •  Leonard Fullenkamp   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A history and guide to the battlefield of Shiloh. (USS93, $12.95)
 
 
Handcrafted in the Blue Ridge: Discovering the Crafts, Artisans, and Studios of Western North Carolina  •  Irv Green  •  Andrea Gross   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An illustrated guide to 150 crafts studios in western North Carolina. (USS202, $14.95)
 
 
The Handicraft Revival in Appalachia, 1930-1990  •  Gary Barker   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A straight forward account of Appalachian crafts. (USS201, $32.95)
 
 
The Height of Our Mountains, Nature Writing from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley  •  Michael P. Branch  •  Daniel J. Philippon   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A diverse anthology asnd portrait of the region, covering from 1612 to 1996. (USS295, $25.00)
 
 
Historic Asheville  •  Bob Terrell   • HISTORY  •  (USS194, $14.95)
 
 
Hunting From Home, A Year Afield in the Blue Ridge Mountains  •  Christopher Camuto   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A meditation on the joys of a simple life led close to nature. (USS296, $24.95)
 
 
Inherit the Wind  •  Jerome Lawrence  •  Robert E. Lee   • LITERATURE  •  The case of a biology teacher accused of teaching evolution to his students. (USS180, $5.99)
 
 
Insiders' Guide to Virginia's Blue Ridge  •  Mary Alice Blackwell  •  Anne Causey   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical, comprehensive guide to the region, now in its 8th edition. (USS302, $16.95)
 
 
Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand  •  Kenn Kaufman   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. (BRD27, $14.00)
 
 
Mammals of North America  •  Roland W. Kays  •  Don E. Wilson   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico. (NAM11, $19.95)
 
 
Mountain Homespun  •  Frances Louisa Goodrich   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A helpful introduction to the arts and crafts of the eastern American mountains. (USS203, $36.25)
 
 
The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience  •  Jean McLaughlin   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  (USS374, $34.95)
 
 
No Better Place to Die, The Battle for Stones River  •  Peter Cozzens   • HISTORY  •  An accessible and thorough account of the Battle of Stones River. (WAR53, $18.95)
 
 
The North Carolina Atlas, Portrait of a New Century  •  Douglas M. Orr  •  Alfred W. Stuart  •  James B. Hunt   • REFERENCE  •  An illustrated reference to the state of North Carolina. (USS124, $40.00)
 
 
North Carolina Civil War Documentary  •  W. Buck Yearns   • HISTORY  •  A collection of primary source material describing North Carolina from the secession movement through the Civil War (USS114, $32.50)
 
 
North Carolina Map  •   Universal Map Enterprises    •  A map of North Carolina at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (USS128, $4.95)
 
 
North Carolina, A History  •  William Stevens Powell   • HISTORY  •  A short history of North Carolina. (USS126, $16.95)
 
 
The Outer Banks  •  Anthony Bailey   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A travel narrative of the Outer Banks of North Carolina during hurricane Gloria in 1985. (USS200, $18.95)
 
 
Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories  •  Ronald J. Drez  •  David Eisenhower   • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS  •  An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)
 
 
Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul  •  Scott Weidensaul   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America. (USA123, $15.00)
 
 
Robert E. Lee  •  Roy Blount, Jr.   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A lively short biographical essay in the excellent Penguin Lives series, matching writers and subjects. (USS377, $19.95)
 
 
The Science of Overabundance, Deer Ecology and Population Management  •  William J. McShea  •  H. Brian Underwood  •  John H. Rappole   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A study of overpopulation -- what it means and what should be done. (BST82, $21.95)
 
 
Shenandoah National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed map of the park. (USS304, $11.95)
 
 
The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862  •  Gary W. Gallagher   • HISTORY  •  A collection of eight essays on the historic Civil War campaign. (USS300, $34.95)
 
 
Sherman's March to the Sea, Hood's Tennessee Campaign and the Campaigns of 1865  •  Jacob D. Cox   • HISTORY  •  A clear and cogent first-hand account of the last stage of the Civil War and Sherman's legendary march through Georgia as told by General Jacob D. Cox. (WAR105, $16.95)
 
 
Shiloh  •  Shelby Foote   • LITERATURE  •  In this acclaimed historical novel, Foote unravels the stories behind the two-day battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Civil War. Told through the perspectives of a diverse cast of soldiers, Foote's well researched novel takes us deep into the southern woods near Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. (USS71, $13.95)
 
 
Shiloh -- in Hell before Night  •  James Lee McDonough   • HISTORY  •  First published in the 1970s, this was the standard history of the Battle of Shiloh for a number of years. It's a readable, engaging account of events. (USS95, $17.95)
 
 
Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas  •  Ronald Wright   • HISTORY  •  A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $17.00)
 
 
Stones River, Bloody Winter in Tennesse  •  James Lee McDonough   • HISTORY  •  A detailed account of the Battle of Stones River. (WAR59, $23.95)
 
 
Stonewall in the Valley  •  Robert G. Tanner   • HISTORY  •  A history of Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. (USS297, $24.95)
 
 
Stonewall's Gold  •  Robert J. Mrazek   • LITERATURE  •  A fast-paced adventure yarn set against the backdrop of the Civil War. (USS298, $13.95)
 
 
The Terrible Sound, The Battle of Chickamauga  •  Peter Cozzens   • HISTORY  •  Peter Cozzens' highly lauded study of the Battle of Chickamauga. (WAR55, $29.95)
 
 
This is Where We Live, Short Stories by 25 Contemporary North Carolina Writers  •  Michael McFee   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of short stories from the last 15 years. (USS129, $21.95)
 
 
To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession  •  Dan Koeppel   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species. (BRD28, $14.00)
 
 
Tweetsie Country  •  Mallory Hope Ferrell  •  Casey Holtzinger  •  Mike Pearsall   • HISTORY  •  A photographic history of Tweetsie Country railroad. (USS247, $44.95)
 
 
The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder  •  Peter Cashwell   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. (BRD26, $14.95)
 
 
 




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