Discovering North Carolina

“Deserves a spot in the library of any curious Tar Heel.” — Greensboro News and Record

“I plan to treasure Discovering North Carolina. And when I teach North Carolina literature again, I plan to require it. This collection reminds me all over again, that history is people: our thoughts, our emotions, our beliefs — what makes us mad, what moves us, what we would die for. . . . Whoever thought history could be so much fun?” — Lee Smith, author of Fair and Tender Ladies

“The most interesting book about North Carolina I've ever read — and one of the most interesting books about anything. . . . A lively, rich compendium, funny and poignant and inspiring, like North Carolina. And full of surprises. I really love the book.” — Charles Kuralt