{"product_id":"forgotten-tales-of-north-carolina-9781596291775","title":"Forgotten Tales of North Carolina","description":"What comes to mind when you think of North Carolina history? Is it Sir Walter Raleigh, Guilford Courthouse and the Wright Brothers? Or do you think of sea monsters, drunken geese, hitchhiking alligators and a boy with America spelled out in his eyes? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout its 350-year past, North Carolina has been the site of a vast number of famous historical events. But the history of the Tar Heel State doesn't stop there. Just beyond what's well-known, written about and taught lies a second history, a Tar Heel treasure trove of fascinating characters and extraordinary events that have for decades gone untold or been forgotten. Until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this enthralling new book, Roger Kammerer and Tom Painter have compiled a collection of stories on North Carolina history sure to befuddle, baffle and bemuse even lifelong residents. Who knew that a man in Currituck County once traded his wife and two children for a fishing net? Or that the town of Rich Square once counted among its residents a 1,000-pound man? Or that a world champion fiddler from Asheville once fiddled at the White House for the president and King George VI? Or, better yet, that oysters with false teeth were once hauled up from the waters off Morehead City? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForgotten Tales of North Carolina is an incomparable collection of outrageous historic stories that will delight Tar Heels across the state, newcomers and natives alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Painter, Roger Kammerer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Forgotten Tales\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.74w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596291775","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42826744594569,"sku":"9781596291775","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_66839174-f7de-4507-abed-57d34e0b5ffc.jpg?v=1721709298","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/forgotten-tales-of-north-carolina-9781596291775","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}