Recollections of the Catawba Valley
Catawba River Valley (N.C. and S.C.)
<span>Published in 1983, </span><em>Recollections of the Catawba Valley</em><span> is a selection of family stories, local history, and mountain folklore chosen by Alexander Mull and Gordon Boger who were longtime citizens of the valley in North Carolina. The Mull family was one of the earliest settlers in the region, and Boger, although born elsewhere, was considered a native of the valley. Some of the stories in this volume were originally published in The News Herald of Morganton, as both authors were longtime contributors to the paper. W. H. Plemmons, second President of Appalachian State University, wrote the foreward.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D2noiMjRifKl_UJ_JDGHi-RgaIqROLBz" target="_blank">Download EPub<br /><br /></a><a title="UNC Press Link" href="https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469638379/recollections-of-the-catawba-valley/" target="_blank">UNC Press Print on Demand</a>
Mull, J. Alexander
Boger, Gordon
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1983
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Catawba River
Western North Carolina Since the Civil War
North Carolina--History--1865-
North Carolina, Western--History
<span>No region has undergone more dramatic changes in the last century than Western North Carolina. Published in 1973, </span><em>Western North Carolina Since the Civil War</em><span> takes a look at mountain people in Western North Carolina and their uniquely structured economic, political, social, and cultural systems. The Van Noppens specifically explore different qualities of the mountain people such as their institutions, traditions, customs, and arts and crafts. Beginning with a dark period of social and economic disintegration after the end of the Civil War, the study traces the mountain peoples' lives from isolation to economic booms all while maintaining their traditions and cultural heritage.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=16HEVXp_k47cq3Up21GTY8PP15OvDuDL_" target="_blank">Download EPub<br /><br /></a><a title="UNC Press Link" href="https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469638317/western-north-carolina-since-the-civil-war" target="_blank">UNC Press Print on Demand</a>
Van Noppen, Ina Woestemeyer
Van Noppen, John J.
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1973
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North Carolina
Western North Carolina: Its Mountains and Its People to 1880
North Carolina--History
North Carolina, Western--History
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<div class="sp-product__content-inner sp-product__description-inner">Published in 1977, <em>Western North Carolina</em> is a narrative history of the Southern Appalachian Mountains up to 1880. Ora Blackmun depicts the stories of native Cherokee and Sequoyah people and pioneers such as William Bartram, Daniel Boone, Bishops Spangenberg and Asbury, and Zeb Vance.<br /><br /></div>
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Blackmun, Ora
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1977
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Colonialism in Modern America: The Appalachian Case
Appalachian Region--Economic conditions
Appalachian Region--Social conditions
Colonies--Case studies
Social systems
<em>Colonialism in Modern America</em><span> is a series of essays exploring the economic and social problems of the region within the context of colonialism. It is a relatively simple task to document the social ills and the environmental ravage that beset the people and land of Appalachia. However, it is far more difficult and problematic to uncover the causes of these tragic conditions.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CYRVyt8r0G3pKKBsO57lff_fyaCHuviq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download EPub<br /><br /></a><a title="UNC Press Link" href="https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469642048/colonialism-in-modern-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UNC Press Print on Demand</a>
Lewis, Helen
Johnson, Linda
Askins, Donald
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1978
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We Plow God's Fields: The Life of James G.K. McClure
McClure, James Gore King
Farmers--United States--Biography
Farmers' Federation (N.C.)--History
Agriculture, Cooperative--North Carolina--History
<span>This biography explores the life of James G. K. McClure, Jr., and his vision for a better life in the mountains of North Carolina. At his prompting, and under his leadership, The Farmers Federation was founded in Fairview, North Carolina, in 1920.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UeXonYdA0pHTiXX55You7b-VE5rPft3H" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download EPub<br /><br /></a><a title="UNC Press Link" href="https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469641980/we-plow-gods-fields" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UNC Press Print on Demand</a>
Ager, John Curtis
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1991
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For His Cause A Little House: A Hundred Year History of Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church
Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church (Blowing Rock, N.C.)--History
Blowing Rock (N.C.)--Church history
<span>Through text and photographs, Donald Saunders explores the history of the Rumple Presbyterian Church in Blowing Rock, NC, as well as its members from the Blowing Rock community.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jtBn2tDFvcYE5p2_dePnRXeUkcxmH_YP" target="_blank">Download EPub<br /><br /></a><a title="UNC Press Link" href="https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469642017/for-his-cause-a-little-house" target="_blank">UNC Press Print on Demand</a>
Saunders, Donald B.
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1988
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Blowing Rock (N.C.)
Painting with a Comet's Tail: The Touch of the Landscape Architect on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
Landscape architecture--Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)
<span>Harley E. Jolley explores the Blue Ridge Parkway through the history of its landscape architecture. As Roger Martin states in the introduction, "The design and construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway is an illustration of the kind of quality possible in an enlightened democracy. It is the true example of how a society can properly care for its land and its people."</span><br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VUBrCVDS2e7vIJtqo3VuwR7wJRRd_a-Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download EPub<br /><br /></a><a title="UNC Press Link" href="https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469642161/painting-with-a-comets-tail" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UNC Press Print on Demand</a>
Jolley, Harley E.
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1987
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A Village Tapestry: The History of Blowing Rock
Blowing Rock (N.C.)--History
This work is an interesting look at the history of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, a popular historic and tourist attraction, from its earliest settlers in the 1700s to the 1960s. The book includes images and a section titled "A Photographic Tapestry" with photographs of Blowing Rock by Jerry W. Burns. It also covers the history of great estates, prominent people, the education system, and religious heritage. <br /><br /><a title="Epub" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1poibWSW5X1r6y9yyhpR7cqvEUub67IC3/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download EPub</a><br /><br /><a title="UNC Press Link" href="https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469641324/a-village-tapestry" target="_blank">UNC Press Print on Demand</a>
Buxton, Barry M.
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1989
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Blue Ridge Parkway: The First 50 Years
Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)--History
Blue Ridge Parkway (N.C. and Va.)--Pictorial works
This book is an overview of the Blue Ridge Parkway's first fifty years, with photographs by William Bake. Noted Blue Ridge Parkway Historian Harley E. Jolley wrote the descriptions and text. <br /><br /><a title="Epub" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o9yDa5gqH53IhPvsAlXiScEyUQ-EQCMR/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download EPub</a>
Jolley, Harley E.
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Appalachian Consortium Press
1985
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Life in the Stage Coach Days at Historic Sherrill's Inn
Art--North Carolina, Western
Art--Appalachian Region, Southern
This is a section from a larger work titled "Western North Carolina to 1880: Its Mountains and Its People." This part focuses on paintings by Elizabeth Cramer McClure that hang on the walls of a room in the original Historic Sherrill's Inn in Fairview, North Carolina. The inn, near Hickory Nut Gap, was a way-station for travelers during the 19th century and early 20th century. Present day, the inn was restored as a private home by Mr. and Mrs. G.K. McClure. <br /><br /><a title="Epub" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/112EitRIiSlFhrnLePdv8AcMNbvIbq1Cx/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download EPub</a>
McClure, Elizabeth Cramer
Blackmun, Ora
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"I Remember When" by Leo Finkelstein
Lions Club (Asheville, N.C.)
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
Leo Finkelstein's handwritten account of his memories, including those of his involvement with the Lion's Club.
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Lions Roar: History of Lion's Club
Lions Club (Asheville, N.C.)
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
Historical reports from the time when Leo Finkelstein served as historian of the Lions Club.
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1989
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Leo Finkelstein Speech at UNC History Class, 1998
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998--Family
This item contains notes from Leo Finkelstein's speech and his account of his family roots, from Lithuania to Asheville, North Carolina.
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1998-03-21
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