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Little Rivers and Waterway Tales
Bland Simpson
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Description for Little Rivers and Waterway Tales
Num Pages: 224 pages, 71 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WNCS2; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
Bland Simpson regales us with new tales of the region's “water-loving land”, revealing how its creeks, streams, and rivers shape the region's geography as well as its culture. Drawing on their deep family ties and coastal travels, he and wife and collaborator Ann Cary Simpson tell the stories of those who have lived and worked in this country, chronicling both a distinct environment and way of life. Whether rhapsodizing about learning to sail on the Pasquotank River or eating oysters on Ocracoke, he introduces readers to the people and communities along the watery web of myriad “little rivers” that define ... Read more
Bland Simpson regales us with new tales of the region's “water-loving land”, revealing how its creeks, streams, and rivers shape the region's geography as well as its culture. Drawing on their deep family ties and coastal travels, he and wife and collaborator Ann Cary Simpson tell the stories of those who have lived and worked in this country, chronicling both a distinct environment and way of life. Whether rhapsodizing about learning to sail on the Pasquotank River or eating oysters on Ocracoke, he introduces readers to the people and communities along the watery web of myriad “little rivers” that define ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469624938
SKU
V9781469624938
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Bland Simpson
Bland Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA and pianist for the Red Clay Ramblers. Photographer Ann Cary Simpson is a consultant with Moss + Ross of Durham and interim director of NC Catch, a nonprofit supporting fishermen and local seafood.
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