SLNC Government & Heritage Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Lost in Transition: Removing, Resettling, and Renewing Appalachia
Aaron D. Purcell
Late Harvest: Stories and Photographs by Forest McMullin Lost in Transition: Removing, Resettling, and Renewing Appalachia, edited by Aaron D. Purcell Radical Black Theatre in the New Deal by Kate Dossett (also available from the @nclive Homegrown e-book Collection) https://t.co/sQaPyN4GNN
Hardcover, 2021
$48.00$24.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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David Williams
Check out the evolution of a snow crystal. 📷 "Winter's Delicate Tracery" written by Lawrence S. Earley& illustrated by David Williams from Wildlife in North Carolina, vol. 59, no. 12 (December 1995). #ArchivesSparkle #ArchivesHashtagParty https://t.co/rYCh6EwzF1
Paperback, 2010
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Look Homeward, Angel
Thomas Wolfe
Next time you visit us, make sure to check out our display case. We are featuring the works of North Carolina author Thomas Wolfe from our collections. Including the 1929 and 1952 illustrated editions of Wolfe's first novel, Look Homeward, Angel. #DNCR50 https://t.co/1Q7QSNODCT
Paperback, 2006
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The North Carolina Practical Spelling-Book: A Complete Graded Course in Orthography for the Use of Public and Private Schools
Anonymous
Happy #TeacherAppreciationDay! Ready for a spelling pop quiz? 📷 "North Carolina Practical Spelling-Book: A Complete Graded Course in Orthography for the use of Public and Private Schools (1892)." Check out more related to North Carolina schools in the NC Digital Collections. https://t.co/I5xJbr0Krd
Paperback, 2019
$23.50$11.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Floods Of July 1916: How The Southern Railway Organization Met An Emergency
Southern Railway (U S. ).
Explore the book "The Floods of July 1916: How the Southern Railway Organization Met an Emergency" in the NC Digital Collections at https://t.co/pVPVJvZO9F. https://t.co/iqau0Oy2dB
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History of the Gems Found in North Carolina
George Frederick Kunz
Image: Emeralds and aquamarine gemstones found in North Carolina from "History of the gems found in North Carolina" by George Frederick Kunz, 1907. Bulletin (North Carolina. Geological and Economic Survey); no. 12 https://t.co/TyctDDFWAa https://t.co/kT9GzWZyRt
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Floods of July 1916: How the Southern Railway Organization Met an Emergency
Southern Railway
Explore the book "The Floods of July 1916: How the Southern Railway Organization Met an Emergency" in the NC Digital Collections at https://t.co/pVPVJvZO9F. https://t.co/iqau0Oy2dB
Hardcover, 2022
$30.95$15.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Who Believe in Freedom: The Life and Times of Ella Baker
Lea E. Williams
"Wherever #EllaBaker went, she stood out," says Dr. Lea E. Williams, author of "We Who Believe in Freedom: The Life and Times of Ella Baker." This bio of Baker is intended for middle & high school readers. Visit your local library or us to check it out. https://t.co/U3vk0jfTXr https://t.co/GHTMgSixZR
Paperback, 2017
$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Somerset Homecoming: Recovering a Lost Heritage
Dorothy Spruill Redford
Dorothy Spruill Redford's book" Somerset Homecoming: Recovering a Lost Heritage" documents her efforts to recover the history of her ancestors, culminating in the 1986 homecoming and lasting legacy. Check it out from us or visit your local library, https://t.co/oWeaZkNTTi. https://t.co/8FEWOAMvFK https://t.co/YGvrOW80Fq
Paperback, 2000
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Radical Black Theatre in the New Deal
Kate Dossett
Late Harvest: Stories and Photographs by Forest McMullin Lost in Transition: Removing, Resettling, and Renewing Appalachia, edited by Aaron D. Purcell Radical Black Theatre in the New Deal by Kate Dossett (also available from the @nclive Homegrown e-book Collection) https://t.co/sQaPyN4GNN
Paperback, 2020
$37.50$18.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book