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After a long absence from his native southern Appalachians, Thomas Rain Crowe returned to live alone deep in the North Carolina woods. This is Crowe's chronicle of that time when, …

A modern-day tale of living close to the land describes how the author returned to his native Appalachians to live alone deep in the North Carolina woods in a primitive cabin …

A photographic history of the family-owned Pennsylvania company that became a household name and a global success story. The Zippo Manufacturing Company was founded in 1932 in …

This is a reproduction of Arch Bristow's 1908 Zimmie's Summer Book, created with the encouragement of his employer, the Johnstown Tribune, to keep subscribers engaged with one …

In 1800, Butler County had just been created and was nothing but forest, streams, and Indian trails. Dettmar Basse purchased 10,000 acres in this wilderness, where he hoped to …

When fresh-faced college student Amy McKay met tall and earnest Dan Core, he promised to "show her the world" if she married him. Neither one knew this promise would lead them from …

In this comprehensive biography of the man who led North Carolina through the Civil War and, as a U.S. senator from 1878 to 1894, served as the state's leading spokesman, Gordon …

How did enslaved African Americans in the Old South really experience Christmas? Did Christmastime provide slaves with a lengthy and jubilant respite from labor and the whip, as is …

How did enslaved African Americans in the Old South really experience Christmas? Did Christmastime provide slaves with a lengthy and jubilant respite from labor and the whip, as is …

A remarkable memoir of resisting a legacy of organized crime and creating a new life: “A fascinating read” (Commonweal).  Prostitution, gambling, fencing, contract murder, …