Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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for "North Carolina Literary Review"
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19492
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The Early Girl Eatery of Asheville, North Carolina embodies the local flavor that the region is so known for. This farm to table restaurant specializes in Southern comfort food with a local twist.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 16, 2007,
p186-198, f
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19493
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Celebrated author Randall Kenan has had many influences on his life and his writing while growing up in North Carolina. From his childhood in Duplin County, to attending college at UNC-Chapel Hill, and the many literary influences in between, Kenan reflects the diversity that comes from North Carolina.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 15, 2006,
p11-17 , f
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19494
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A Wreath from the Woods of Carolina, written by Mary Ann Bryan Mason in 1859, was the first children's book written by a North Carolina. The book exemplifies the American juvenile literature of the antebellum period and utilized beautiful chromolithographs of native wildflowers to amaze its readers.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 15, 2006,
p18-23, f
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19495
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An overview of the seven books North Carolina author Mebane Holoman Burgwyn published during the twenty-two years of her writing career. This review explores the influence North Carolina had on the author and how it was reflected in the literature.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 15, 2007,
p24-31, f
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19496
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Hatteras native and author Tom Carlson paints a splendid picture of the people, issues, and ideas of the Outer Banks in his book \"Hatteras Blues: A Story from the Edge of America.\" During the course of the book, Carlson conveys the uniqueness of culture and character found on the Outer Banks.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 15, 2006,
p84-92, f
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19617
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North Carolina native W.O. Saunders was a defining individual during the early 20th century in North Carolina. Saunders began as the editor of the Independent, a small weekly newspaper based out of Elizabeth City, North Carolina he founded in 1908 and spent several years as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He spent most of his life championing progressive reform in North Carolina and the South in general.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 14, 2005,
p44-57, f
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19629
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Editor W.O. Saunders had a great impact on those around him in North Carolina, especially journalists David Stick and Dick Gonder. Both Stick and Gonder discuss Saunder's influence on other journalists and politics local to North Carolina.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 14, 2005,
p54-57, por, f
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19630
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The literature of the Outer Banks is supported and created by numerous bookstores like those found on Ocracoke Island. Stores such as Ocracoke Coffee Company and Java Books create a culture of reading that fosters participation by both tourists and locals. Through these bookstores, these readers are exposed to a variety of authors and topics that are connected to the Outer Banks.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 14, 2005,
p58-61, por, f
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19631
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North Carolina's Outer Banks is often the location of conflict between commercial fishermen and the combined forces of sport fishermen, conservationists, and environmentalists over the marine fisheries of the region. In this interview with North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission member Barbara Garrity-Blake and Susan West, a member of the North Carolina Joint Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture, they discuss the conflict and the coastal Carolinians who are involved. Together they authored a book, Fish House Opera, a work of non-fiction that delves into the struggle and how North Carolina's fishing communities deal with and adapt to it.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 14, 2005,
p96-112, por, f
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19632
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The crabbing industry has long been an important cog in the culture of the Outer Banks. Local captain and fisherman John Booth discusses the activity and industry itself while framing it within the context of the Outer Banks. By doing this, Booth is able to highlight the importance of crabbing both culturally and economically to the Outer Banks.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 14, 2005,
p123-125, por, f
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19649
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The history of the discovery and colonization of North Carolina is as diverse as it is exciting. During the Age of Exploration, Europeans including Italian navigator Giovanni Da Verrazano in 1524 and German explorer Johann Lederer in 1670 explored and documented the state's natives, coasts, and inlands.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 13, 2004,
p7-24, por
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19660
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Cherokee, North Carolina has changed greatly over the past one-hundred years as the Cherokee culture has changed concurrently. At the turn of the 20th century, the Bureau of Ethnology reported that the Indian day is nearly spent. At the turn of the 21st century, Cherokee has adapted to modern culture and thrived while doing so. While changing to meet the times, many in the community continue to spread traditional Cherokee culture through the art of storytelling. By collecting these stories, the community can be assured that Cherokee culture will always survive.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 13, 2004,
p25-40, por, f
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19661
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Owning a small, fine dining establishment can be a vast amount of work as the author Lorraine Hale Robinson found out while spending a day at the Four Square, an acclaimed Triangle restaurant. During her fourteen-hour day, the author saw the owner/chef take part in almost every activity in the kitchen while she herself became an active participant in several kitchen activities.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 13, 2004,
p149-151, por, f
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19662
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Upon her retirement in 1990, Rocky Mount native Mary Williams Barnes wrote her memoirs about growing up on her parents' tobacco farm in the 1930s and 1940s. Titled \"Tom and Betsy's Family,\" the book chronicles the importance of tobacco farming to the area, how family life occurred on a rural tobacco farm, and the vernacular history past down from generation to generation in the area.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 13, 2004,
p165-179, por, f
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19762
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Manteo resident Marguerite Lyle Drinkwater Booth vividly recalls the stories her father would tell her about the early glory days of aviation that took place on the Outer Banks. Her father, Alpheus W. Drinkwater, was a salvage officer, local telegraph operator, and avid aviation enthusiast. As a telegraph operator, Drinkwater relayed the first message of the Wright Brothers' first successful flight and sent many communications instrumental in the US governments's acquisition of aircraft for military purposes.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 12, 2003,
p7-8, f
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