North Carolina Books

Counter-revolution of the Word explores in great depth the antimodernist literary movement of the mid 20th century. Alan Filreis, author of Modernism from Right to Left: Wallace Stevens, the Thirties, & Literary Radicalism, here investigates the question: Why did American conservatives react so strongly against modernism?

In preparing for this book Filreis dug deeply into archives across the country, sifting through original documents and correspondence, to examine how the anticommunist witch hunt of the mid 20th century combined with, and helped fuel, antimodernist attacks on new poetry and experimental writing.

To conservatives, the language of modernism was a 'linguistically heretical' mode that sought to 'destroy the designed order.' Conservative poet Robert Hillyer and others considered linguistic 'difficulty' part of a grand design to reduce Americans to a state of helpless confusion.

All this seems surreal, almost unbelievable. Yet look around and see how some people even today brand others as 'unAmerican' simply because they prefer to think for themselves and draw their conclusions independently of what the power structure would have them believe.

I was practically weaned on country ham but until I bought a copy of Jeanne Voltz's book on country ham, I never appreciated the nuances that distinguish one country ham from another,the differences in the curing, the smoking (not to mention the type of wood used for the smoking), the aging and storing. Voltz explains all of this in detail, provides mail order sources for country hams, then dishes up a fabulous variety of country ham recipes. This is definitely the definitive book on the subject of country hams.

This is a wonderful book! I enjoyed Jo Northrup's column in Country Living for years. In this book, she brings the same charm she brought to her column. I especially like to read this book on nights when I can't sleep. It's low stress!

I am a fourth grade teacher in North Carolina. This past year, I read Cowpath Days to my class and incorporated it into my curriculum. My students and I found it intriguing and informative. It gave my students a better understanding of what their grandparents may have done for fun, and how life was different then. I recommend this book to kids of all ages, or anyone who wants to remember those Cowpath Days.

This book tells the story of Dalton, Georgia, and how the textile mill led to its development. It is a very detailed look at the townspeople and their struggles throughout a century. It provides a unique and perceptive view of the South's economic and social transformation beginning during the aftermath of the Civil War and continuing with the rise of technology into the Reagan years.

For the size of the book, it is a fantastic reference. Although it represents North Carolina fossils, it does well for other areas too. I collect in New Jersey and the specimens I find there are also noted in this guide. I highly recommend it.

You NEED this CD set.... it will change your life!! Because of the trainings on this CD set I am 100% debt free, after having over 6-figures in debt!!!

I wanted to know what it was really like during WW2, sure I've heard all the ridiculous stories of one man saving an entire company. This is a real book with solid content. The book reveals a believable account of what happened with the men and women of that era and the relationships that were developed, while protecting our freedom. Now I understand what my Grandfather and his friends went through and I can relate the stories of this book to his own stories. A big plus+ the glossary at the end of each chapter helps explain WW2 terminalogy without running to the back of the book or pulling out a magnifying glass to read the booknotes. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know what was really going on with our military.

Dr. Sullivan presents a fascinating account of an important--but often overlooked--era in the American Civil Rights movement. Days of Hope is an authoritative account of the roots of the civil rights struggle. The book is interesting, comprehensive, and impeccably sourced and researched. A must for any student of the movement.

These are tough poems by a writer whose sense of beauty and grief is as sharp as grassblades and as rich as colostrum.