North Carolina - Land of Water, Land of Sky

"Bland Simpson, the celebrated bard of North Carolina's sound country, has blended history, observation of nature, and personal narrative in many books to chronicle the people and places of eastern Carolina. Yet he has spent much of his life in the state's Piedmont, with regular travels into its western mountains. Here, for the first time, Simpson brings his distinctive voice and way of seeing to bear on the entirety of his home state, combining storytelling and travelogue to create a portrait of the Old North State with care and humor"--

About the author

Bland Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also pianist for the Red Clay Ramblers, the Tony Award-winning string band, and has collaborated on such musicals as Diamond Studs, Fool Moon, Kudzu, and King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running. In 2005 he was the Fine Arts recipient of the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor.

Summary

Bland Simpson has blended history, observation, and personal narrative in his books to chronicle the people and places of eastern Carolina. Here, for the first time, he brings his distinctive voice and way of seeing to bear on the entirety of his home state, to create a portrait of the Old North State with care and humour.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Earnhardt, Ann Cary Simpson, Bland Simpson, Scott D. Taylor
• Assisted by: Tom Earnhardt (Photographs), Ann Cary Simpson (Photographs), Scott D Taylor (Photographs)
• Publisher: University Of North Carolina
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781469665832
• ISBN: 978-1-4696-6583-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous