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36455
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Unflattering portrayals of locals in writings such as Look Homeward, Angel, was a roadblock on the journey toward Wolfe’s native son level recognition. It was also after Wolfe’s death that his childhood home, pictured, became a major tourist attraction.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 2, February 2016,
p59
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Western Carolina University; Western North Carolina archives--Asheville; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938--Characters; Historic buildings--Asheville; Historic homes--Asheville; National Register of Historic Places--North Carolina; Writers, North Carolina; Authors, American--North Carolina, Western; Tourism--Asheville
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36555
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The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County, Parks and Recreation Department, and Historic Resources Commission, restored a historic landmark associated with a North Carolina native son. How it may contribute to the future of other writers is the plan to transform this cabin, along with another nearby structure, into a writers’ conference center.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 10, October 2016,
p52
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15863
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The North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA) was established in 1900 to connect North Carolinians with their literature and history. At the 1936 annual meeting of NCLHA, Thomas Wolfe, arguably one of North Carolina's most famous writers, was slated to be the keynote speaker. Wolfe failed to deliver this speech, though unfortunate, still generated a great deal of attention for the meeting and NCLHA regardless of his attendance.
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4768
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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.
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4769
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One of the strongest influences on the young Thomas Wolfe was his teacher, Margaret Rose Roberts. Wolfe attended the North State Fitting School in Asheville from 1912 to 1916. It was there that Roberts nurtured his writing talent and opened the world of fine literature to him.
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4770
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October 3, 2000, marks the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of author Thomas Wolfe in Asheville. Among the events commemorating Wolfe's centenary are the release of a new postage stamp, publication for the first time of the uncut manuscript of Look Homeward, Angel under its original title, O Lost: A Story of the Buried Life, and various events in Asheville and at his alma mater in Chapel Hill.
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30749
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The Thomas Wolfe Memorial begins recovery efforts after a fire devastated the historic boardinghouse in 1998. Fund-raising started the day of the fire, donations have been sent in from as far as California, London and Japan. Only a portion of recovery costs are covered by insurance; and efforts will rely on continued donation and volunteer support.
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2926
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A rare first edition of Thomas Wolfe's LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL, a specially inscribed copy he gave to his mother, has been given to the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the author's nieces and nephews.
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31703
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The North Carolina Collection at UNC Chapel Hill recently received a first edition copy of Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward Angel, inscribed by him to his mother. This copy, along with five other copies inscribed to other family members will become part of the Thomas Wolfe Collection.
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1509
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Bentz uses Wolfe's short stories, not edited into book form until 1987, to refute the charge that Wolfe's novels are \"autobiographical,\" little more than fictionalized personal journals.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Spring 1994,
p199-205, por
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35849
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Of classic authors NC could claim as its own, only O. Henry and Thomas Wolfe the author offered. As for current ones, Owen offered a much longer list of native sons and daughters, many still residing in the Tar Heel State. Among them were Ann Tyler, Fred Chappell, and Doris Betts.
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35907
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Spotlighted was a famous NC author in the running for a commemorative stamp and his most famous work, Look Homeward, Angel. Or at least in writing—play and screenplay—was the novel still renowned. As the author revealed, the best known work produced by this native son has experienced a sales decline since WWII. The best evidence for Wolfe readership’s decrease to Owen, though, was in the dearth of college students familiar with Wolfe works.
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8955
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The Walk of Fame at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, recently added a stone for North Carolina's best known author, Thomas Wolfe. The walk is bordered by over 800 stones such as Wolfe's, and all are from the birthplace or other spot associated with the person they honor. Begun fifty years ago as a personal hobby by Dr. Hamilton Holt, then president of Rollins, as many as thirty stones are added to the walk each year.
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35733
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Many places to go in NC, proven by the author. Evidence seen in historic towns such as Edenton and Halifax. Examples of historic houses were the House in a Horseshoe and Duke Homestead. Noted historic sites included Connemara and Guildford Courthouse National Military Park. As for outdoor sites of significance, they included Hammocks Beach and Nantahala National Forest.
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Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938; Guilford County--History; Guilford Courthouse, Battle of, N.C., 1781; Hammocks Beach State Park; Hammocks Beach State Park--History; Nantahala National Forest; Halifax--Description and travel; Stone Mountain State Park; Stone Mountain (N.C.); Fort Macon (Carteret County); Fort Macon State Park (Carteret County)
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35770
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The Mountains were a valuable part of NC, the author proclaimed, initially measuring this value in the types of precious stones to be found in ranges such as Pisgah. Discussed later was their greatest source of wealth—the people. Such people included those there before the arrival of English settlers, such as the Cherokee. Such people included the generations of immigrants and present day resident of Appalachia. The author concluded that collectively they helped to make the area what it became.
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Mountains--North Carolina; Pisgah National Forest; Appalachian Mountains--Description and travel; Blue Ridge Mountains--Description and travel; Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.); Nantahala Lake (Clay County and Macon County); Trees--North Carolina--Registers; Emerald mines and mining; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina; Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820; Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938; Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967