North Carolina : land of water, land of sky /
Bland Simpson, the celebrated bard of North Carolina's sound country, has blended history, observation of nature and personal narrative in many books to chronicle the people and places of eastern Carolina. Yet he has spent much of his life in the state's Piedmont, with regular travels into...
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| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | Bland Simpson, the celebrated bard of North Carolina's sound country, has blended history, observation of nature and personal narrative in many books to chronicle the people and places of eastern Carolina. Yet he has spent much of his life in the state's Piedmont, with regular travels into its western mountains. Here, for the first time, Simpson brings his distinctive voice and way of seeing to bear on the entirety of his home state, combining storytelling and travelogue to create a portrait of the Old North State with care and humor. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 225 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469665832 1469665832 |