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The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Art and Science

Jun 18th, 2013
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New additions to the collections of the Government and Heritage Library: 

scultureartThe New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 21: Art & Architecture, Judith Bonner, Estill Pennington, and Charles Wilson ( Ed.s).

From the colonial era to the 21st century, this comprehensive volume examines the development of Southern art and its contribution to America’s cultural heritage, offering a  full review of both historic and current trends in the visual arts and architecture that are unique to the region.

 

 

 

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The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 22: Science & Medicine, James Thomas & Charles Wilson (Ed.s).

With 38 essays, a comprehensive overview, and 44 topical entries, this book  describes the critical impact of science and medicine on southern history and culture. Essays explore the South’s natural history, medicine in the Civil War, slave health, public health, eugenics, environmental health, HIV/AIDS, and the rise of research institutions and hospitals.

 

 

Library materials will be available for check out at the Government and Heritage Library by North Carolina State Agency employees or may be borrowed through an interlibrary loan request at your local public library. To view other new library acquisitions, click here.

 

Southern Adversity

Jun 11th, 2013
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New additions to the collections of the Government and Heritage Library:

Ffamiliesamilies in Crisis in the Old South: Divorce, Slavery & the Law, by Loren Schweninger. Through in depth analysis of the antebellum South’s institutions of marriage and slavery, the author reveals a matrix of household, judicial and social relations and how these were influenced by the traditions of southern patriarchy. Conclusions regarding the impact of divorce and separation on white families and the enslaved were based on examination of  800 divorce cases from the Southern United States and show how these laws changed over time.

 

 

 

kitchensKitchens, Smokehouses and Privies: Outbuildings and the Architecture of Daily Life in the Eighteenth  Century Mid Atlantic, by Michael Olmert. With emphasis on the Tidewater region of Virginia, this book takes the reader to the 18th century backyards of colonial America and explores outbuildings – - structures designed to support the drudgery and business of 18th century domestic life.  As a social, cultural and architectural history, the book  explores the world of work in  service of the ‘big’ house using narrative and illustrations.

watchingWatching TV Off the Back of a Fire Truck: Voices from the Floyd Flood in Eastern North Carolina, Julie Fay, Joyce Newman and Harlan Gradin, Eds. Made possible by a  North Carolina Humanities Council writing project, this collection of  written accounts from North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Floyd reveals the personal impact of  disaster. For most, the writing and telling of these stories not only offers testimony about events, but also brings the opportunity for each individual to reflect on their experience ‘transforming catastrophe and chaos into a form of grieving and healing.’

 

 

 

 

Library materials will be available for check out at the Government and Heritage Library by North Carolina State Agency employees or may be borrowed through an interlibrary loan request at your local public library. To view other new library acquisitions, click here.

Architectural History

Jun 4th, 2013
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New additions to the collections of the Government and Heritage Library:

arch&townArchitecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America, by James Kornwolf and Georgiana Kornwolf. This 3 volume set studies the architecture, landscape design and town planning of European colonies covering the United States (1562-1792) and Canada (1604-1815), and serves as a reference work and guidebook on the subject.

 

 

 

courtThe Courthouses of Early Virginia: An Architectural History, by Carl R. Lounsbury.  The author presents contributions in architectural, social, archaeological, and political history to the early period of the Virginia ‘courthouse square.’  The origins of the court system, evolution of the courthouse plan, along with  the clerks’ offices and taverns that supported the  system, are detailed and include comparative examples from North Carolina and Maryland.

 

 

 

 

essayEssays in Early American Architectural History: A View from the Chesapeake, by Carl Lounsbury. ‘The essays in this collection represent the type of research that has reshaped our understanding of early American architecture over the past 30 years.’ The author ‘traces the manner in which domestic, ecclesiastical and public architecture illuminate the dynamics and aspirations of early American society.’  The emergence of regional building traditions and cultural landscapes,  along with the influences that shaped their evolution, are reviewed.

 

 

 

 

 

Library materials will be available for check out at the Government and Heritage Library by North Carolina State Agency employees or may be borrowed through an interlibrary loan request at your local public library. To view other new library acquisitions, click here.

New Additions: History Tourism and Guidebooks

May 28th, 2013
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New additions to the collections of the Government and Heritage Library:

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Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook, by Barbara Duncan and Brett Riggs.  Organized around 7 geographical hubs within the original Cherokee homeland, this guidebook offers a unique journey to discover the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. Travelers can find a deeper Cherokee Heritage rooted in sacred places, storytelling, folk arts and history. Featured sites include the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Kituhwa Mound, Junaluska Memorial and Museum, and the Unicoi Turnpike Trail, a part of the Trail of Tears.

 

 

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In Full Glory Reflected: Discovering the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake, by the Maryland Historical Society Press.  With vivid illustrations, this book recounts the war’s gripping stories of devastating raids, heroic defense, gallant privateers, freedom seeking slaves and threatened lands in the Chesapeake where much of the war occurred.  Also featured is information about the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail which traces the original routes of the Americans and British and recounts the dramatic events that produced the US national anthem.

 

cwsitesCivil War Sites in the South, 4th Ed., Insider’s Guide (publisher).  This guide covers the South’s Civil War battle sites in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida with key sites, points of interest, and day trips.  It also offers features on military and civic leaders, a glossary of Civil War terminology, and excerpts from soldiers’  memoirs. Directions, locations, lodging and meal information are also included.

touring2Touring Virginia’s and West Virginia’s Civil War Sites, 2nd Ed., by Clint Johnson. The 18 tours described by the author guide the traveler to all significant Civil War sites in both Virginia and West Virginia –  large and small battlefields, historic buildings, monuments, statues, rivers, and mountains. A histories of each location are included. 

 

 

 

 

 

Library materials will be available for check out at the Government and Heritage Library by North Carolina State Agency employees or may be borrowed through an interlibrary loan request at your local public library. To view other new library acquisitions, click here.

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