Book Description
A fictionalized account of the race riot in Wilimington, NC, in August 1898.
Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher : John F Blair Pub
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 39,17 MB
Release : 1997-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780895871657
A fictionalized account of the race riot in Wilimington, NC, in August 1898.
Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,92 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781949467024
When black citizens win elected offices in 1898 Wilmington, NC, white citizens stage a coup. Based on real events. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.
Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1469602075
Down the Wild Cape Fear: A River Journey through the Heart of North Carolina
Author : James Sprunt
Publisher :
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 14,84 MB
Release : 1916
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : John Hirchak
Publisher : History Press (SC)
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 33,80 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781596291508
As one of America's most haunted cities, Wilmington and its many ghosts make the Cape Fear region of North Carolina truly worthy of its name. With wit and style, ghostlore expert John Hirchak leads readers on a journey down Wilmington's back alleys and docksides, urging them to listen to the lingering whispers of generations long dead.
Author : Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 32,47 MB
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0231541805
This sobering examination of climate-change and the disastrous effects of rising sea levels explains what must be done to avoid the worst outcomes. By the end of this century, hundreds of millions of people living at low elevations along coasts will be forced to retreat to higher and safer ground. Because of sea-level rise, major storms will inundate areas farther inland and will lay waste to critical infrastructure, such as water-treatment and energy facilities, creating vast, irreversible pollution by decimating landfills and toxic-waste sites. Retreat from a Rising Sea explains in gripping terms what rising oceans will do to coastal cities—detailing the specific threats faced by Miami, New Orleans, New York, and Amsterdam. This policy-oriented book then lays out the drastic actions we must take now to remove vulnerable populations. Aware of the overwhelming social, political, and economic challenges that would accompany effective action, the authors consider the burden to the taxpayer and the logistics of moving landmarks and infrastructure, including toxic-waste sites. They also show readers the alternative: thousands of environmental refugees, with no legitimate means to regain what they have lost. The authors conclude with effective approaches for addressing climate-change denialism and powerful arguments for reforming U.S. federal coastal management policies.
Author : Jame Richards
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0375895531
Sixteen-Year-Old Celstia spends every summer with her family at the elite resort at Lake Conemaugh, a shimmering Allegheny Mountain reservoir held in place by an earthen dam. Tired of the society crowd, Celestia prefers to swim and fish with Peter, the hotel’s hired boy. It’s a friendship she must keep secret, and when companionship turns to romance, it’s a love that could get Celestia disowned. These affairs of the heart become all the more wrenching on a single, tragic day in May, 1889. After days of heavy rain, the dam fails, unleashing 20 million tons of water onto Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the valley below. The town where Peter lives with his father. The town where Celestia has just arrived to join him. This searing novel in poems explores a cross-class romance—and a tragic event in U. S. history.
Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Ray McAllister
Publisher : Blair
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Hatteras Island (N.C.)
ISBN : 9780895873644
Hatteras Island includes the stories of fishermen, tourists, surfers, beachgoers, historians, and Hatteras families who have lived here for generations. McAllister returns to the site of his family's annual vacations a quarter-century ago and shares the island's unique and personal history.
Author : C. S. Pacat
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,61 MB
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0698154320
The stunning conclusion of worldwide phenomenon—from the boldly original author of Captive Prince and Prince’s Gambit. “I fell in love with the writing, the characters, [and] the story.”—V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author His identity now revealed, Damen must face his master Prince Laurent as Damianos of Akielos, the man Laurent has sworn to kill. On the brink of a momentous battle, the future of both their countries hangs in the balance. In the south, Kastor's forces are massing. In the north, the Regent's armies are mobilising for war. Damen's only hope of reclaiming his throne is to fight together with Laurent against their usurpers. Forced into an uneasy alliance the two princes journey deep into Akielos, where they face their most dangerous opposition yet. But even if the fragile trust they have built survives the revelation of Damen’s identity—can it stand against the Regents final, deadly play for the throne?