The Tar Heel Book
The Tar Heel Book

Author: Ron Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781736281109

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The Tar Heels -Volume I- is the first of a three volume work by Ron Smith. Ron's exhaustive research of over 30 years has uncovered details about the formation of UNC Basketball and every season beginning in 1911. Ron's research uncovered interesting details and unique images for every season, many have never been published. This comprehensive book includes rosters, schedules, results and stats for each season. Thousands of UNC fans know why they love Tar Heel Basketball. And now they can learn how the program became one of the most successful and respected in college basketball. This is likely the most comprehensive history book ever created for a sports program at any level. All Tar Heel fans will be proud to have a copy.You will learn about the beginnings of the UNC Basketball program with interesting stories about key people and events that formed the foundation of this great program. Volume I covers every season from 1911 - 1961. Volume II will cover the Dean Smith years, 1962-1997 and Volume III the Roy Williams years, 1998-Current.

Lee's Tar Heels
Lee's Tar Heels

Author: Earl J. Hess

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780807826874

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Hess tells the full story of "Pettigrew's Brigade," perhaps the best-known and most successful of North Carolina's units during the Civil War. The brigade played a central role in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg and also fought with distinction during the Petersburg campaign and in later battles including the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor.

Tar Heel Traveler
Tar Heel Traveler

Author: Scott Mason

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1493037528

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A blend of oral history and memoir with a good dose of quirky humor, Tar Heel Traveler: New Journeys Across North Carolina is a celebratory look at the people and places of North Carolina. WRAL-TV reporter Scott Mason—the Tar Heel Traveler—profiles colorful characters and out-of-the-way places. The sequel consists of all new material and showcases twenty-five of Mason’s most memorable television stories along with the amusing stories behind each.

Discovering North Carolina
Discovering North Carolina

Author: Jack Claiborne

Publisher:

Published: 1933

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780807801314

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This splendid anthology offers an engaging journey through four centuries of North Carolina life. It draws on a wealth of sources--histories, biographies, diaries, novels, short stories, newspapers, and magazines--to show how North Carolina's rich history and remarkable literary achievements cut across economic and racial lines in often surprising ways. There are selections by or about some of the state's best-known sons and daughters, from Daniel Boone and Andrew Jackson to Ava Gardner, Doris Betts, and Tom Wicker; and topics covered include politics, sports, business, family life, education, race, religion, and war.

T is for Tar Heel
T is for Tar Heel

Author: Carol Crane

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Published: 2010-10-12

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1585367540

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From the Appalachian Mountains to the Outer Banks, readers will be delighted to discover the beautiful state of North Carolina in "T is for Tarheel". Explore the Biltmore mansion, with its 255 rooms, which took nineteenth century millionaire George Washington Vanderbilt six years to have built. Learn about the history and lore of NASCAR racing under "Z is for Zoom!"

The North Carolina Miscellany
The North Carolina Miscellany

Author: Richard Walser

Publisher:

Published: 2012-01-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780807879573

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This collection of diverse pieces--excerpts from novels, essays, poems, historical records, and newspaper and magazine articles--is a warm and interesting summing-up of North Carolina. The tone of the contents varies from the humorous to the grave. They are alternately touching, rollicking, and genuinely inspiring. Originally published in 1962. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina Tar Heels

Author: Scott Fowler

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1582619425

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Profiles of UNC basketball players from 1955 to 2001.

Human Biology
Human Biology

Author: Sara Stinson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-04-10

Total Pages: 887

ISBN-13: 0470179643

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This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. Written by four expert authors working in close collaboration, this second edition has been thoroughly updated to provide undergraduate and graduate students with two new chapters: one on race and culture and their ties to human biology, and the other a concluding summary chapter highlighting the integration and intersection of the topics covered in the book.

UNC A to Z
UNC A to Z

Author: Nicholas Graham

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2025-04-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1469684497

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In this revised and expanded edition, UNC A to Z offers more Carolina history than ever before. Covering everything from the Old Well and the Confederate monument to the COVID-19 pandemic and Roy Williams's retirement, this book is the best portable introduction to the nation's first public university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With an additional twenty-five mini-histories and new photographs, this book is perfect for new students getting to know the campus and alumni who want to learn more about their alma mater. Each entry is packed with fascinating facts, interesting stories, and little-known histories of the people, places, and events that have shaped the Carolina we know today.