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We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, designed to help you get more out of your travels to North Carolina & Outer Banks. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for
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Compass Guide North Carolina
Jim Hargan Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK 2002 PAPER 352 PAGES
This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of North Carolina. It includes archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information.
(USS111, $21.95)
North Carolina, A History
William Stevens Powell
HISTORY 1988 PAPER 231 PAGES
A short history of North Carolina for the general reader, published in celebration of the bicentennial and revised by the author in 1988.
(USS126, $16.95)
Discovering North Carolina, A Tar Heel Reader
Jack Claiborne William Price
ANTHOLOGY 1993 PAPER 390 PAGES
This collection of writing on North Carolina covers a range of topics and time periods, with pieces by some of the state's most famous residents, from Andrew Jackson to Ava Gardner.
(USS130, $21.95)
The Outer Banks
Anthony Bailey
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 1999 PAPER 276 PAGES
A tribute to the Outer Banks of North Carolina drawn from the author's travels there in 1995 during the time of the devastating Hurricane Gloria. It is a loving portrait by a British writer who describes in detail the nature and people of the region.
(USS200, $18.95)
North Carolina Map
Universal Map Enterprises
MAP
A map of North Carolina at a scale of 1:1,000,000.
(USS128, $4.95)
Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Outer Banks
E.M. Corsa
Linda Lauby
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide to touring the Outer Banks.
(USS242, $18.95)
The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina
Jay Fields
REFERENCE
A guidebook to western North Carolina's crafts.
(USS204, $19.95)
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)
Cherokee Americans, The Eastern Band of Cherokees in the Twentieth Century
John R. Finger
HISTORY
A history of the remnant of Cherokees that stayed behind in North Carolina when their brethren made the arduous trip to the West along the "Trail of Tears."
(USE20, $19.95)
Outer Banks
John Hairr
HISTORY
An album of archival photographs and historical information.
(USS243, $19.99)
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)
The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company, A Story of George Washington's Times
Charles Royster
HISTORY
The story of an enterprise that was conjured by "schemers and dreamers" to drain and develop the Dismal Swamp, a vast area along the Virginia and North Carolina border.
(USS54, $16.00)
Trail of Tears, The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
John Ehle
HISTORY
The history of the Cherokee, from their first settlement in the Southeast to their forced exile from Georgia to the West; it makes for a heartbreaking story of history, politics and power.
(USE21, $15.95)
Mountain Homespun
Frances Louisa Goodrich
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A helpful introduction to the arts and crafts of the eastern American mountains.
(USS203, $36.25)
The Handicraft Revival in Appalachia, 1930-1990
Gary Barker
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A straight forward account of Appalachian crafts.
(USS201, $32.95)
Another Country, Journeying Toward the Cherokee Mountains
Christopher Camuto
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Christopher Camuto makes a journey into the southern Appalachians, the land from which the Cherokee Indians were expelled. Camping at the heights of the Smoky Mountains during the winter, Camuto uses his days of solitude to try to reflect on the land as the Cherokees might have.
(USE32, $19.95)
Wilbur and Orville, A Biography of the Wright Brothers
Fred Howard
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A portrait of the Wright Brothers and their epochal achievements in human flight.
(USS181, $19.95)
An Outer Banks Reader
David Stick
ANTHOLOGY
An anthology of writing about the Outer Banks, including letters, nonfiction and natural history.
(USS239, $19.95)
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)
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
LITERATURE
Set in North Carolina, this is the best-selling novel of a wounded Confederate soldier who abandons the front line and journeys home to his prewar sweetheart. In spare, eloquent prose, Frazier describes the strong bond between a man and the land.
(USS74, $14.95)
The Marrow of Tradition
Charles Waddell Chesnutt
Eric J. Sundquist
LITERATURE
Based on the violence that erupted in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898, this novel dramatizes the politically charged race riots that engulfed the city.
(USS127, $13.95)
Ribbon of Sand, The Amazing Convergence of the Ocean and the Outer Banks
James Lazell
John Alexander
NATURAL HISTORY
An account of the unusual geological and ecological history of the Outer Banks.
(USS240, $19.95)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
A compact photographic guide to the nature of the Southeast States from Mississippi and Georgia to North Carolina, featuring 1,500 photographs, concise descriptions and an overview of the natural history of the area.
(USS31, $19.95)
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