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Saving the Wild South

The Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction

By: Georgann Eubanks

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Saving the Wild South

The Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction

By: Georgann Eubanks

The American South is famous for its astonishingly rich biodiversity. In this book, Georgann Eubanks takes a wondrous trek from Alabama to North Carolina to search out native plants that are endangered and wavering on the edge of erasure. Even as she reveals the intricate beauty and biology of the South's plant life, she also shows how local development and global climate change are threatening many species, some of which have been graduated to the federal list of endangered species. Why should we care, Eubanks asks, about North Carolina's Yadkin River goldenrod, found only in one place on earth? Or the Alabama canebrake pitcher plant, a carnivorous marvel being decimated by criminal poaching and a booming black market? These plants, she argues, are important not only to the natural environment but also to southern identity, and she finds her inspiration in talking with the heroes the botanists, advocates, and conservationists young and old on a quest to save these green gifts of the South for future generations. These passionate plant lovers caution all of us not to take for granted the sensitive ecosystems that contribute to the region's long-standing appeal, beauty, and character.

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1469664917

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9781469664910

The Fabulous Ordinary

Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South

By: Georgann Eubanks

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The Fabulous Ordinary

Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South

By: Georgann Eubanks

Georgann Eubanks offers readers a tour of the seasonal joys of ecosystems in the Southeast. The ordinary destinations and events she explores are scattered across seven states and include such wonders as a half-million purple martins roosting on an island in a South Carolina lake, the bloom of thirty acres of dimpled trout lilies in a remote Georgia forest, gnat larvae that glow like stars on the rock walls of an obscure Alabama canyon, and the overnight accumulation of elaborately patterned moths on the side of a North Carolina mountain cabin. These phenomena and others reveal how plants, mammals, amphibians, and insects are managing to persevere despite pressures from human invasion, habitat destruction, and climate change. Their stories also shine a light on the efforts of dedicated scientists, volunteers, and aspiring young naturalists who are working to reverse losses and preserve the fabulous ordinary that's still alive in the fields, forests, rivers, and coastal estuaries of this essential and biodiverse region.

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1469685922

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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont

A Guidebook

By: Georgann Eubanks

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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont

A Guidebook

By: Georgann Eubanks

Read your way across North Carolina's Piedmont in the second of a series of regional guides that bring the state's rich literary history to life for travelers and residents. Eighteen tours direct readers to sites that more than two hundred Tar Heel authors have explored in their fiction, poetry, plays, and creative nonfiction. Along the way, excerpts chosen by author Georgann Eubanks illustrate a writer's connection to a specific place or reveal intriguing local culture--insights rarely found in travel guidebooks. Featured authors include O. Henry, Doris Betts, Alex Haley, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, John Hart, Betty Smith, Edward R. Murrow, Patricia Cornwell, Carson McCullers, Maya Angelou, Lee Smith, Reynolds Price, and David Sedaris. Literary Trails is an exciting way to see anew the places that you already love and to discover new people and places you hadn't known about. The region's rich literary heritage will surprise and delight all readers.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807899526

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Saving the Wild South

The Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction

By: Georgann Eubanks

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The Fight for Native Plants on the Brink of Extinction

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The Month of Their Ripening

North Carolina Heritage Foods through the Year

By: Georgann Eubanks

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The Month of Their Ripening

North Carolina Heritage Foods through the Year

By: Georgann Eubanks

Telling the stories of twelve North Carolina heritage foods, each matched to the month of its peak readiness for eating, Georgann Eubanks takes readers on a flavorful journey across the state. She begins in January with the most ephemeral of southern ingredients—snow—to witness Tar Heels making snow cream. In March, she takes a midnight canoe ride on the Trent River in search of shad, a bony fish with a savory history. In November, she visits a Chatham County sawmill where the possums are always first into the persimmon trees. Talking with farmers, fishmongers, cooks, historians, and scientists, Eubanks looks at how foods are deeply tied to the culture of the Old North State. Some have histories that go back thousands of years. Garlicky green ramps, gathered in April and traditionally savored by many Cherokee people, are now endangered by their popularity in fine restaurants. Oysters, though, are enjoying a comeback, cultivated by entrepreneurs along the coast in December. These foods, and the stories of the people who prepare and eat them, make up the long-standing dialect of North Carolina kitchens. But we have to wait for the right moment to enjoy them, and in that waiting is their treasure.

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146964083X

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The Month of Their Ripening

North Carolina Heritage Foods through the Year

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North Carolina Heritage Foods through the Year

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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains

A Guidebook

By: Georgann Eubanks

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A Guidebook

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Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains: A Guidebook

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Book's by Georgann Eubanks

Saving the Wild South

Saving the Wild South

The Fabulous Ordinary

The Fabulous Ordinary

Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont

Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont

Saving the Wild South

Saving the Wild South

The Month of Their Ripening

The Month of Their Ripening

The Month of Their Ripening

The Month of Their Ripening

Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains

Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains

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