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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)

A Turn in the South

by V.S. Naipaul

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

First published in the New Yorker, Naipaul's wandering travel narrative is a poetic but profoundly disturbing portrait of the American South. (USS65, $14.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States

by Peter Alden

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 446 PAGES

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)

United States Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Map

United States Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Map

by Hallwag

  • MAP

A map of the eastern United States from the northern half of Georgia to the southern part of New York, at a scale of 1,200,000. (USS57, $14.95)

 
Florida Map with Florida, South Carolina, Georgia

Florida Map with Florida, South Carolina, Georgia


by Hallwag

  • MAP

A detailed map of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. (USS218, $14.95)

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)

The Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands Book, A Complete Guide

The Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands Book, A Complete Guide


by Cecily McMillan | Wade Spees

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

An excellent, locally produced travel guide mixing history, culture and anecdote with a shipload of up-to-date practical information. It does justice to this area's rich traditions and food. (USS13, $19.95)

Southern Food, At Home, on the Road, in History


by John Egerton | Al Clayton

  • FOOD
  • 1993
  • PAPER

An appreciative collection of recipes and restaurant suggestions, along with historical and cultural tidbits, drawn from the rich culinary traditions of eleven Southern states. (USS223, $31.95)

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)

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)

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)

Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America

Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America


by John M. Barry

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 524 PAGES

A sweeping history of the devastating Mississippi flood of 1927, delving deeply into the race relations, agriculture and politics of the time. (USS48, $18.00)

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 Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company, A Story of George Washington's Times

The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company, A Story of George Washington's Times


by Charles Royster

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 627 PAGES

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)

The South and America Since World War II


by James C. Cobb

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 374 PAGES

Written by a Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Georgia, this book offers a comprehensive history of the postwar South. (USS503, $24.95)

The South in Modern America, A Region at Odds


by Dewey Grantham

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A comprehensive, well researched survey of the South from the time of Reconstruction to the late 20th century. Grantham captures the politics, history, and psychology of the lower half of the country. (USS66, $24.95)

Trail of Tears, The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

Trail of Tears, The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation


by John Ehle

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

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, $16.00)

A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods


by Bill Bryson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

The entertaining account of Bryon's hike up the Appalachian trail, combining biting satire with a certain warmth. A fond memoir and a very entertaining read. (USE01, $15.99)

Life on the Mississippi

Life on the Mississippi


by Mark Twain

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 388 PAGES

A classic marking Twain's return to the days of his youth spent on the Mississippi. Full of historical information, anecdotes, character sketches and fond memories, it's an enjoyable look back at the Old Mississippi. (USS05, $9.95)

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil


by John Berendt

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 386 PAGES

Berendt magically turned his relatively brief stay in Savannah into a rollicking and sensitive portrait of the city, capturing a great variety of colorful characters and the spirit of the place. (USS09, $16.00)

Old Glory, A Voyage Down the Mississippi

Old Glory, A Voyage Down the Mississippi


by Jonathan Raban

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 409 PAGES

Raban tackles the "Mighty Mississippi" aboard a 16-foot motorboat in this entertaining travelogue, featuring places and people he encounters along the way. (USS42, $18.00)

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)

Cold Mountain


by Charles Frazier

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 449 PAGES

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)

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman finds himself at the center of extraordinary events in this 10th installment in the entertaining, meticulously researched series. Flashy is kidnapped in Cape Town (talk about reluctant) and soon with John Brown on his fateful 1859 raid at Harper's Ferry. (USS371, $16.00)

Mama Day

Mama Day


by Gloria Naylor

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

A glorious novel populated by the vibrant inhabitants, especially the women, of Willow Springs -- a fictional barrier island off the Atlantic coast between Georgia and South Carolina. (USS23, $14.95)

The March

The March


by E. L. Doctorow

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 363 PAGES

In this powerful historical novel, Doctorow captures the drama and import of General William Tecumseh Sherman's devastating march through Georgia and the Carolinas during the final years of the Civil War. (USS373, $16.00)

The Sound and the Fury


by William Faulkner

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Faulkner's classic novel is a psychological study of the Compson family. (USS70, $14.00)

The Armchair Birder Goes Coastal, The Secret Lives of Birds of the Southeastern Shore


by John Yow

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES
  • COMING IN MAY

Journeying from North Carolina's Outer Banks, down the Atlantic coast, and westward along the Gulf of Mexico, the "gentleman birder" is back in this anecdotal exploration of twenty-eight species, from ubiquitous beach birds like sanderlings and laughing gulls to wonders like roseate spoonbills and the American avocets. (BRD107, $26.00)

The Everglades, River of Grass

The Everglades, River of Grass


by Marjory Stoneman Douglas

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

The 60th anniversary edition of Douglas' wonderful, prophetic book, instrumental in establishing Everglades National Park. (EGL01, $19.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

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