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Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery

Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery


by Charles Johnson | Patricia Smith | WBGH Series Research Team

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

A powerful collaborative effort that paints a vivid picture of the history of slavery in America, and celebrates the brave Africans who managed to preserve their heritage as they endured so many hardships. (USS53, $38.95)

The Appalachian Forest, A Search for Roots and Renewal

The Appalachian Forest, A Search for Roots and Renewal


by Chris Bolgiano

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 280 PAGES

A personal, informative account of Appalachia and its historical and cultural history, with a focus on nature and preservation. (USE13, $27.95)

Asheville Map


by Universal Map Enterprises

  • MAP

A road map of Asheville, North Carolina. (USS206, $4.95)

Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era

Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era


by James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 904 PAGES

A comprehensive, vivid history of the Civil War, its genesis, battles, politics and personalities from the war with Mexico to Appomattox. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the book may be 900 pages long but it reads like a good novel. (USS37, $19.95)

Bentonville: The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston

Bentonville: The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston


by Nathaniel C. Hughes

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 358 PAGES

A scholarly, meticulously researched history of one of the last battles of the Civil War. Hughes is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina. (USS364, $39.95)

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession


by Mark Obmascik

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Friday, October 14 sees the opening of David Frankel's The Big Year, the most unlikely Hollywood movie of the season. Who would have thought that Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson would star in a movie about ... birding. The movie is based on Mark Obmascik's utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd) to see the most birds in a year. (BRD29, $15.00)

Biltmore Estate: The Most Distinguished Private Place


by John M Bryan

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 157 PAGES

A detailed architectural description of the Biltmore estate. (USS205, $50.00)

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife


by Christopher W. Leahy | Gordon Morrison

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 1072 PAGES

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)

Birth of a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains

Birth of a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains


by Carlos C. Campbell

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

The Great Smoky Mountains national park is among the nation's favorites. This is the story of how the beloved park came to be. (USE24, $18.95)

Blackbeard's Cup and Stories of the Outer Banks

Blackbeard's Cup and Stories of the Outer Banks


by Charles Harry Whedbee

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • HARD COVER
  • 175 PAGES

These stories are a bit of Outer Banks local color. (USS238, $13.95)

The Body Farm

The Body Farm


by Patricia Cornwell

  • MYSTERY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell offers up another mystery starring forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, this time tracking a serial killer in North Carolina. (USS362, $9.99)

Cabins in the Laurel

Cabins in the Laurel


by Muriel Earley Sheppard | Bayard Wootten | John Ehle

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 287 PAGES

The true story of a woman and her mining engineer husband, who moved from New York to the mountains of North Carolina in 1928. This account of early 20th-century Appalachian life is complemented by 128 photographs of the region. (USE31, $32.95)

The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox


by Shelby Foote

  • HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER

This classic, three-volume collection documents the military and political battles of the Civil War. (USS116, $78.00)

The Civil War, An Illustrated History

The Civil War, An Illustrated History


by Geoffrey C. Ward | Ken Burns

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

An illustrated, comprehensive social history of the Civil War by the now-famous team of Ward and Burns. With 500 photographs and maps, extensive text and original essays by contributing experts. (USS27, $29.95)

The Confederate War


by Gary W. Gallagher

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 230 PAGES

A revisionist history of the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War. (USS118, $19.95)

Confederates in the Attic

Confederates in the Attic


by Tony Horwitz

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 406 PAGES

Subtitled "Dispatched from the Unfinished Civil War," this book reveals the strange world of the re-enactors, unreconstructed confederates and others whose ongoing interest and involvement in the War Between the States provide an intriguing cultural portrait of the southern and mid-Atlantic states. (USS35, $16.00)

The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina

The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina


by Jay Fields

  • REFERENCE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 145 PAGES

A guidebook to western North Carolina's crafts. (USS204, $19.95)

Crawling at Night


by Nani Power

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Two nocturnal New Yorkers stumble through the nights in this atmospheric debut novel set in New York from a former sushi chef. (NYC83, $13.00)

Eastern Seashore Life, Rhode Island to Georgia


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

A fold-out, pocket-size guide illustrating almost 150 species of seashore critters. (USE231, $5.95)

The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America


by John Mack Faragher

  • REFERENCE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 484 PAGES

An A-Z reference on the revolution with 1500 entries from the early 1600s through nationhood. (USE162, $24.50)

Evensong


by Gail Godwin

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 405 PAGES

A moving novel set in the fictional Appalachian hamlet of High Balsam in the Smokies of western North Carolina. (USE27, $14.95)

For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War

For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War


by James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES

McPherson gathered the letters and diaries of Civil War soldiers to answer the question: What kept the soldiers fighting? (USS119, $18.95)

Forged in Battle, The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers


by Joseph T. Glatthaar

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A revealing portrait of the 180,000 black soldiers who served the Union during the Civil War. (USS117, $22.95)

From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans


by John Hope Franklin

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 742 PAGES

A classic history of the African American experience. (USA39, $75.00)

Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear, Running the Civil War Blockade


by Dawson Carr

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER

An account of the Civil War blockade along the Cape Fear River. (USS123, $14.95)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Map

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Map


by Trails Illustrated

  • MAP

A colorful, detailed map of the national park at a scale of 1:62,000. (USE29, $11.95)

Great Smoky Mountains, A Visitor's Companion

Great Smoky Mountains, A Visitor's Companion


by George Wuerthner | Douglas W. Moore

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A compact guide to the history, wildlife, geology and tourism of the Great Smoky Mountains. (USE330, $19.95)

Great Smoky Mountains, A Visitor's Companion

Great Smoky Mountains, A Visitor's Companion


by George Wuerthner | Douglas W. Moore

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A compact guide to the history, wildlife, geology and tourism of the Great Smoky Mountains. (USE330, $19.95)

Guide to Marine Mammals & Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico

Guide to Marine Mammals & Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico


by Kate Wynne | Malia Schwartz | Garth Mix

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 115 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

A sturdy, wire-bound field guide to the whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, manatee and sea turtles of the Atlantic Ocean. (FG42, $25.00)

Handcrafted in the Blue Ridge: Discovering the Crafts, Artisans, and Studios of Western North Carolina


by Irv Green | Andrea Gross

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 299 PAGES

An illustrated guide to 150 crafts studios in western North Carolina. (USS202, $14.95)

The Handicraft Revival in Appalachia, 1930-1990


by Gary Barker

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1991
  • HARD COVER

A straight forward account of Appalachian crafts. (USS201, $32.95)

Historic Asheville


by Bob Terrell

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER

(USS194, $14.95)

Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks, The Story of the Ocracoke Brogue


by Walt Wolfram | Natalie Schilling-Estes

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A history of the Ocracoke Island dialect. (USS241, $20.95)

The Inner Islands, A Carolinian's Sound Country Chronicle


by Bland Simpson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

Organized island-by-iland, this portrait includes oral history, autobiography, photography and descriptions of the plant and animal life. (USE510, $20.00)

Insight Guide Old South

Insight Guide Old South


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

An illustrated overview of the Old South with essays on its attractions, history and culture. (USS04, $22.95)

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand


by Kenn Kaufman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

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, $14.95)

Look Homeward, Angel


by Thomas Wolfe

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

Wolfe's largely autobiographical novel, set in rural North Carolina in 1929, follows Eugene Gant, a restless young man trying to escape his his small town and disfunctional family. (USS479, $18.00)

Mammals of North America

Mammals of North America


by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Fully revised, this second edition covers 462 mammals found throughout the United States and Canada. With 112 color plates, range maps and concise descriptive information. (NAM11, $19.95)

Mothers of Invention, Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War


by Drew Gilpin Faust

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

A well researched chronicle of the Confederate women of the South who suddenly found themselves providing for their families, running businesses and supervising slaves during the Civil War. (USS115, $26.95)

Native Universe, Voices of Indian America


by Clifford E. Trafzer

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $22.00)

The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience


by Jean McLaughlin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 228 PAGES

An illustrated book of essays published in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Penland School of Craft in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Includes 137 color images of work created by Penland instructors. (USS374, $34.95)

North Carolina Civil War Documentary


by W. Buck Yearns

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 365 PAGES

A collection of primary source material describing North Carolina from the secession movement through the Civil War (USS114, $32.50)

North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums


by Barbara Perry

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 212 PAGES

An illustrated catalog of North Carolina pottery at The Mint Museums in Charlotte with accompanying essays on history and aesthetic traditions. Perry is curator of decorative arts at the museum. (USS375, $27.95)

Nowhere Else on Earth


by Josephine Humphreys

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

This spellbinding novel follows the struggles of a misfit, half-forgotten Indian society in Scuffletown, North Carolina, caught in the crossfire of the Civil War. A rebel outlaw becomes a symbol of hope to the people of Scuffle, especially the teenage girl who loves him and who narrates the story as a remembrance from her middle age. (USS423, $16.00)

Our Southern Highlanders


by Horace Kephart

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 530 PAGES

A classic book of history and folklore of the mountaineers of the southern Appalachians. Kephart is considered the premier folklorist and historian of the area. (USE22, $24.95)

Outer Banks


by Anne Rivers Siddons

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 565 PAGES

This Southern Gothic novel follows the rekindling of old relationships after a sorority reunion. Middle-aged Kate Abrams, a recent cancer patient who rethinks her decision to commit suicide after the reunion, is caught up in a web of long-suspended intrigue as the four old friends return to the beach houses on the Outer Banks where they spent spring breaks as students. (USS424, $7.99)

Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant


by Ulysses S. Grant

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 674 PAGES

A remarkable (and big) account of a rich life, from a poor boy on the frontier to a great general and president, written by Grant on his deathbed -- and originally edited by none other than Mark Twain. (USS33, $17.00)

The Promise of the New South, Life After Reconstruction - 15th Anniversary Edition


by Edward L. Ayers

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

A lauded history of the post-Civil War South, covering industry, agriculture, race, politics and society at a critical moment in our history. Fifteenth-anniversary edition. (USS404, $19.95)

Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories


by Ronald J. Drez | David Eisenhower

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • 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

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul


by Scott Weidensaul

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

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, $16.00)

Robert E. Lee


by Roy Blount, Jr.

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A lively short biographical essay in the excellent Penguin Lives series, matching writers and subjects. (USS377, $19.95)

Sherman's March through the Carolinas


by John Gilchrist Barrett

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 325 PAGES

A history of Sherman's Carolina campaign, less well known than his march through Georgia, but just as devastating. Barret is a professor and an expert on the Civil War in the Carolinas. (WAR104, $23.00)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America


by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. (USE262, $19.95)

Slave Counterpoint, Black Culture in the Eighteenth Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry


by David Morgan

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 736 PAGES

A scholarly, readable comparison of the slave cultures of Virginia and South Carolina. Intended for a general audience, Morgan covers the lives of the slaves in rich detail, and paints a compelling portrait of African Americans in the South on the eve of the American Revolution. (USS10, $34.95)

Slaves in the Family

Slaves in the Family


by Edward Ball

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 505 PAGES

Ball, a young privileged white man, embarks on a journey to uncover his family's slave-owning past in this probing, emotional memoir, the result of extensive research and travels in search of the descendents of the Ball family slaves. (USS25, $17.95)

Southern Honor, Ethics and Behavior in the Old South


by Bertram Wyatt-Brown

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 640 PAGES

An examination of the social order and unwritten codes dictating life in the post-Civil War South. 25th-annivesary edition. (USS405, $19.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas


by Ronald Wright

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

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, $24.95)

Strangers in High Places, The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains

Strangers in High Places, The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains


by Michael Frome | Stephen Kraft

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

A wide-ranging history of the Great Smokies, covering its original settlement by Europeans, and much local color on the lively history of pioneers, rascals, scientists and naturalists. (USE25, $27.95)

This Astounding Close, The Road to Bennett Place


by Mark L. Bradley

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 432 PAGES

An acclaimed, skillful history of the end of Civil War hostilities in North Carolina, a fitting follow-up to the author's previous work on the battle of Bentonville. (USS365, $40.00)

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession


by Dan Koeppel

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

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)

Under the Black Flag, The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates

Under the Black Flag, The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates


by David Cordingly

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

Meet Blackbeard and Captain Kidd along with lesser-known rogues and brigands in this rip-roaring portrait of pirates of the Caribbean. (CRB35, $16.00)

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder


by Peter Cashwell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 269 PAGES

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, $16.95)

Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains

Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains


by Richard M. Smith

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to wildflowers in the southern Appalachians. It features color pictures of 600 species. For seriously botony-inclined travelers. (USE26, $24.95)

 

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