Record #:

457

Author(s):

Young, Perry Deane

Abstract:

Young relates his experiences as a Southern homosexual.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 11, Mar 1992, p7-11, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Homosexuality; Gay men; Young, Perry Deane

Record #:

4481

Author(s):

Young, Perry Deane

Abstract:

James Carthine English was born in McDowell County in 1838. In 1862, he joined the Confederate Army and went off to fight in North Carolina and Virginia. On May 16th, 1864, he was mortally wounded near Richmond. He wrote his family over 150 letters which were preserved and handed down through the generations, a cherished legacy of a devoted husband and father.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 10, Mar 2000, p50-53, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate

Record #:

4768

Author(s):

Young, Perry Deane

Abstract:

On October 3, 2000, the literary world will mark the 100th birthday of author Thomas Wolfe of Asheville, who died in 1938. Three friends and acquaintances - Gladys Coates, Marnie Polk Ross, and Wilma Dykeman - share memories of this literary giant.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 68 Issue 5, Oct 2000, p48-52, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938

Record #:

4996

Author(s):

Young, Perry Deane

Abstract:

Jim Shumaker was the longtime editor of the Chapel Hill Weekly and professor in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism. He was the inspiration for the comic strip \"Shoe\" and an influence on hundreds of reporters who worked for him and students who studied under him. In an interview taped in 1993, Shumaker ranges pungently over a variety of subjects.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 18 Issue 5, Jan 2001, p11, 13-15, 17, 19, 21, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shumaker, James Hampton, 1923-2000

Record #:

27351

Author(s):

Young, Perry Deane

Abstract:

O.D. Wilson is a professional weightlifter and North Carolina resident. Wilson has won many weightlifting competitions, including the title of “strongest man in the world.”

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 39, Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 1991, p12-15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sports--Biography; Weight lifting