{"product_id":"the-north-carolina-gazetteer-2nd-ed-a-dictionary-of-tar-heel-places-and-their-history-paperback","title":"The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam S. Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe North Carolina Gazetteer\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in the Tar Heel State, from historians to journalists, from creative writers to urban planners, from backpackers to armchair travelers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revised and expanded edition adds approximately 1,200 new entries, bringing to nearly 21,000 the number of North Carolina cities, towns, crossroads, waterways, mountains, and other places identified here. The stories attached to place names are at the core of the book and the reason why it has stood the test of time. Some recall faraway places: Bombay, Shanghai, Moscow, Berlin. Others paint the locality as a little piece of heaven on earth: Bliss, Splendor, Sweet Home. In many cases the name derivations are unusual, sometimes wildly so: Cat Square, Huggins Hell, Tater Hill, Whynot. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTelling us much about our own history in these snapshot histories of particular locales, \u003ci\u003eThe North Carolina Gazetteer\u003c\/i\u003e provides an engaging, authoritative, and fully updated reference to place names from all corners of the Tar Heel State. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first edition of this compendium of place names in North Carolina appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in the Tar Heel State, from historians to journalists, from creative writers to urban planners, from backpackers to armchair travelers.This revised and expanded edition adds approximately 1,200 new entries, bringing to nearly 21,000 the number of North Carolina cities, towns, crossroads, waterways, mountains, and other places identified here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 9.24 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51817588490528,"sku":"9780807871386","price":37.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/98299ad5942e645da134bc2dd46546e6.webp?v=1781106862","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-north-carolina-gazetteer-2nd-ed-a-dictionary-of-tar-heel-places-and-their-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}