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“larry e tise”

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  • Circa 1903

    North Carolina's Outer Banks at the Dawn of Flight

    by Larry E. Tise ...
    Standing along the coast of today’s Outer Banks, it can be hard to envision the barrier island world at Kitty Hawk as it appeared to Wilbur and Orville Wright when they first arrived in 1900 to begin their famous experiments leading to the world’s first powered flight three years later. Around 1903, the islands and inland seas of North Carolina’s coast were distinctive maritime realms — seemingly ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Southern Experience in the American Revolution

    by Larry E. Tise, Jeffrey J. Crow ...
    These essays pose new questions concerning the social and political origins of the Revolution in the South, the social disorder indiced by the war, and the impact of the conflict and its ideologies on blacks and women. Contributors are: Pauline Maier, Robert M. Weir, Jack P. Greene, Marvin L. Michale Kay, Lorin Lee Cary, John Shy, Clyde R. Ferguson, Mary Beth Norton, Michael Mullin, and Peter H. ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Writing North Carolina History

    Edited by Larry E. Tise, Jeffrey J. Crow ...
    Writing North Carolina History is the first book to assess fully the historical literature of North Carolina. It combines the talents and insights of eight noted scholars of state and southern history: William S. Powell, Alan D. Watson, Robert M. Calhoon, Harry L. Watson, Sarah M. Lemmon, and H. G. Jones. Their essays are arranged in chronological order from the founding of the first English ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Conquering the Sky

    The Secret Flights of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk

    by Larry E. Tise ...
    The nail-biting account of the Wright brothers' secret flights at Kitty Hawk and their unexpected rise to fameDespite their great achievements following their first powered flights in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright still enjoyed virtual anonymity until 1908. In seven crucial days in May of that year, however, the eyes of the world were suddenly cast upon them as they sought lucrative government ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • New Voyages to Carolina

    Reinterpreting North Carolina History

    Edited by Larry E. Tise, Jeffrey J. Crow ...
    New Voyages to Carolina offers a bold new approach for understanding and telling North Carolina’s history. Recognizing the need for such a fresh approach and reflecting a generation of recent scholarship, eighteen distinguished authors have sculpted a broad, inclusive narrative of the state’s evolution over more than four centuries. The volume provides new lenses and provocative possibilities for ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father

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    Meet the overlooked women in history who loved, nurtured, and defended the famed American scientist and founding father.“ . . . highlights a side of Ben Franklin too often ignored by historians . . . and provides a necessary reminder that the women who came into his life are as deserving of our attention as Ben himself.” —Carol Berkin, author of Revolutionary MothersEveryone knows Benjamin ... Read more

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  • Gator Country

    Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades

    by Rebecca Renner ...
    A New York Times Editors' Choice"Delivers everything its title promises and much more." - NPR**"Remarkable... Every species, and every person who fights for its continued existence, deserves a book like this." — The New York Times"This nail-biter account has the intensity of the best true crime... A high-def tale that ensnares you from the start." —People**David Grann meets Susan Orlean in ... ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Wingmen

    The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

    by Adam Lazarus ...
    CASEY Award Finalist for Best Baseball Book of the YearThe untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American icons: John Glenn, the unassailable pioneer of space exploration and Ted Williams, indisputably the greatest hitter in baseball history.It was 1953, the Korean War in full throttle, when two men—already experts in their fields—crossed the fabled 38th Parallel into ... Read more

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  • The North Star

    Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln

    by Julian Sher ...
    **FINALIST FOR THE 2023 MAVIS GALLANT PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 J. W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZE • An Audible Best Audiobook of the YearA riveting account of the years, months and days leading up to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the unexpected ways Canadians were involved in every aspect of the American Civil War.**Canadians take pride in being on the “good side” ... Read more

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  • Family Reins

    The Extraordinary Rise and Epic Fall of an American Dynasty

    by Billy Busch ...
    The story of the iconic Anheuser-Busch dynasty, written—for the first time—by a Busch heir.As an heir to the Anheuser-Busch company and fortune, Billy Busch was raised on the real stories of how his family built one of America’s oldest and most iconic brands. Since the company was formed almost 150 years ago, the Busch family, their beer, the famous Clydesdales in their advertising, and even their ... Read more

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  • Probably Overthinking It

    How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions

    by Allen B. Downey ...
    "A delightful exposition of commonly-encountered statistical fallacies and paradoxes and why they matter." —Samuel H. Preston, coauthor of Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population ProcessesAn essential guide to the ways data can improve decision making.Statistics are everywhere: in news reports, at the doctor's office, and in every sort of forecast, from the stock market to the weather. Allen ... Read more

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  • Hands of Time

    A Watchmaker’s History

    by Rebecca Struthers ...
    "A hugely entertaining achievement." –Esquire“An engaging survey through a period of intellectual history that reveals as much about people who wear watches as the objects on their wrists." – Wall Street Journal"As impeccably crafted and precisely engineered as any of the watches on which the author has worked so lovingly over the years, this book is a joy to behold and a wonder to enjoy.” –Simon ... Read more

    $11.99 USD