The Great Dismal: A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir (Chapel Hill Books) Tapa dura - 1990

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University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1990. first edition. hardcover. Book VG+: toning/offset to endpapers, else clean, tight, unmarked/DJ VG: spine sunned, else clean, unclipped.. 8vo 185pp.  from front flap: "Just below the Tidewater area of Virginia, straddling the North Carolina-Virginia line, lies the Great Dismal Swamp, the northernmost of the great southern swamps and one of America's most mysterious wilderness areas. The Swamp has long drawn adventurers, runaways, and romantics, and while many have tried to conquer it, no one has succeeded. [. . .] Now, in this memoir, Simpson mixes personal experience, travel narrative, oral history, and natural history to produce an intriguing portrait of the Great Dismal Swamp and its people. The Swamp has been home to the Nansemond Indians, runaway slaves, lumbermen who removed thousands of majestic cypress and juniper trees, moonshiners, and hunters. Their stories are told here." #01993.

University of North Carolina Press, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1990. hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x1. Signed and inscribed by the author to the previous owner. First edition. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition with no highlighting. Not ex-library.

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1990-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Very good hardcover with very good text. Image on cover different than pictured. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. Exterior has light shelfwear; otherwise very good. DJ also in very good condition with light shelfwear. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A Near Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling with the board having a slight flair open, and age-toning on the top edge of the text block.  8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 185 pages with an index and b/w photo illustrations.. Northernmost of the southern swamps, the Great Dismal sits astride the Virgnia-North Carolina border and is perhaps the most mysterious wilderness area in the U.S. It has a colorful history: George Washington invested in a rice farm there; it was a refuge for runaway slaves, home to moonshiners and lumbermen and a rewarding spot for hunters and trappers. The author, Simpson, grew up in the area; here he reminisces about childhood visits to the swamp, talks to oldtimers and describes recent developments. The Great Dismal Swamp Canal, connecting Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound, is the oldest extant manmade waterway in… Leer más

Chapel Hill & London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1990 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full brown cloth, black titles & silver decoration on spine, [xii], 185 pp, dozens of photos & reproductions of woodcuts in text, index. Spine slightly cocked, a few leaves cockled. DJ spine sunned, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. According to the DJ, "in this memoir, Simpson mixes personal experience, travel narrative, oral history, and natural history to produce an intriguing portrait of the Great Dismal Swamp and its people. The Swamp has been home to the Nansemond Indians, runaway slaves, lumbermen who removed thousands of majestic cypress and juniper trees, moonshiners, and hunters. Their stories are told here." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/VG+. 22½ X 14 cm.