books Archives

Dec 14, 2023
  • Fred Harrison

Carolina Moonshine Raiders by Frank Stephenson

As Special Collections prepares to explore the moonshine industry in North Carolina next semester, it seemed appropriate to highlight Frank Stephenson's book on the topic. In his 2001 publication Carolina...

Sep 01, 2023
  • Fred Harrison

Staff Pick: Doughnut Heaven in North Carolina

Wilmington native, Daniel Ray Norris is the author and publisher of a book relevant to Carolina Beach's popular foodways culture. Britt's Donuts - Forever Sweet debuted in 2014 and recalls...

Jul 11, 2022
  • Fred Harrison

Discovering the Toothache Tree on the Outer Banks

Born in Williamston, NC, Rita Weaver Mizell and husband Dave resided in Elizabeth City before eventually moving to Southern Shores and operating the Nags Head Fishing Pier until their retirement....

Oct 09, 2018
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Blackbeard Fact and Fiction Exhibition

  300 years after his death, people are still enthralled with the legend of Blackbeard. A new exhibition in the Special Collections Division, Blackbeard: Fact and Fiction, explores the evolution...

Oct 03, 2018
  • Linnea Vegh

Conservation Corner: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    When the two first edition copies of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl in Joyner Library’s holdings came across my work bench a few months ago,...

Nov 30, 2017
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Colonial North Carolina’s Pirate Paper

Source: A Collection of all the Public Acts of Assembly, of the Province of North Carolina (New Bern: J.Davis, 1752). Joyner Library Special Collections, North Carolina KFN7430 1752 .A2 Digitized version...

Oct 31, 2017
  • Jennifer Daugherty

The Life of Senator Robert Morgan

Source: Robert Morgan Papers #268 Staff Person: Sherry Cortes Description: Senator Robert Morgan was a North Carolina native, born and raised in Lillington, N.C.  This collection contains personal papers, Senatorial documents,...

Jun 29, 2017
  • Joy Williams

Legal Advice for Shipping and Sailing

Source: The Merchant Shipper's Assistant and Common Carrier's Guide (Boston: I.R. Butts, 1850) and The Seaman's Assistant (Boston: I.R. Butts, 1849). Joyner Library Special Collections, HE745 .B88 1850 Digitized version...

Oct 03, 2016
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Catfantastic

Source: Schlobin PS648 F3 C38 1991 Staff Person: Ralph Scott Description: Cats are ethereal creatures that span time and space. They are highly prized members of the science fiction and fantasy community. Often...

May 27, 2014
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Portrait of R.W. Chambers, author of The King in Yellow

This portrait of R.W. Chambers is included in the 1895 edition of The King in Yellow owned by Joyner Library. The work is comprised of ten short stories that are...