Read Local - Adult Titles

Be delighted by reading works from a host of North Carolina and local area authors who, like you, have called this wonderful place Home!
 

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1. Tar Heel lightnin': how secret stills and fast cars made North Carolina the moonshine capital of the world

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Author:
Pierce, Daniel S.
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"From the late nineteenth century well into the 1960s, North Carolina boasted some of the nation's most restrictive laws on alcohol production and sale. For much of this era, it was also the nation's leading producer of bootleg liquor. Over the years, written accounts, popular songs, and Hollywood movies have turned the state's moonshiners, fast cars, and frustrated Feds into legends. But in Tar Heel Lightnin', Daniel S. Pierce tells the real history...

2. Tar heel traveler's good eats: 101 down-home North Carolina classics

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Author:
Mason, Scott
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Athens Drive Community - Adult Non-Fiction
647.957 MASON
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647.957 MASON
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647.957 MASON
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"As WRAL-TV's full-time feature reporter, Scott Mason -- the Tar Heel Traveler -- has profiled over one hundred food establishments across North Carolina and now he is sharing those wonderful places in his first portable travel guide offering readers an easy way to know where to grab a memorable bite while on their own travels across the state. Mason captures the essence of each eatery and highlights favorite dishes. Some places are famous for barbecue...