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Author:   Georgann Eubanks
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint:   The University of North Carolina Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.934kg
ISBN:  

9780807859797

ISBN 10:   0807859796
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   30 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Literary Trails successfully prompts a deeper imagining of central North Carolina. <br>- North Carolina Historical Review

You don't need a road map to enjoy 'Literary Trails.' With plenty of photos, anecdotes, and excerpts from North Carolina writers, it's also a satisfying at-home read. . . . Even if you're an avid reader, you're bound to discover something new. <br>-Raleigh News & Observer

Embark on a creative journey across the Old North State's Piedmont region with Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont.--Winston-Salem Monthly A bounty of literary history from North Carolina's 28 Piedmont counties.--Raleigh News & Observer You don't need a road map to enjoy 'Literary Trails.' With plenty of photos, anecdotes, and excerpts from North Carolina writers, it's also a satisfying at-home read. . . . Even if you're an avid reader, you're bound to discover something new.--Raleigh News & Observer Although some of the literary references and authors are more obscure or more contemporary than others, all unite to create a composite view of this rich area. . . . [A] treasure of a book.--Winston-Salem Journal Not just a guidebook but a wealth of information, images, book and article excerpts, the Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains: A Guidebook, written by Georgann Eubanks, would be worth reading even if you weren't traveling.--Home & Away Magazine Offers a tourist's perspective on the rich literary history of the state's central plateau. . . . Provides in-depth commentary on the significance of each site to North Carolina authors, poets, and playwrights, as well as plentiful excerpts that link the literature to the landscape.--C&RL News Praise for Georgann Eubanks' Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains: A Guidebook Takes the reader into shaded byways of fascinating obscurity or simply personal aspects of the region's writers and writing. There is a super-highway of information to be found on the gravel roads and winding tracks of North Carolina's mountains. . . . A welcome addition to the ever-lengthening shelf of worthwhile works about the state's rich literary heritage.--North Carolina Literary Review A true gem. . . . Eubanks effectively compresses her encyclopedic knowledge of writers and their places and invites you to explore further.--Our State Literary Trails successfully prompts a 'deeper imagining' of central North Carolina.--North Carolina Historical Review Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains underscores the state's rich literary legacy that's ongoing, and introduces folks to writers' work they may want to further explore.--Durham Herald-Sun Links the lives of 170 of North Carolina's visiting and native writers with mountain region destinations.--Carolina Country

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Georgann Eubanks is a writer, teacher, and consultant to nonprofit groups across the country. She has directed the Duke University Writers' Workshop since 1989, was a founder of the North Carolina Writers' Network, and is past chair of the North Carolina Humanities Council.

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