I seem to be on a bit of a North Carolina turn recently, so I thought I would pass along some news about a book that will be published shortly, Elizabeth City, North Carolina and the Civil War: A History of Battle and Occupation
by Alex Christopher Meekins (The History Press, Nov 2007). I don't know much of anything about book, author, or publisher*, but the title and short blurb point to a geographic region [coastal NC] and a subject [occupation] I always find interesting.* = I have a sidebar link to a publisher of the same name, and assume they are one and the same even though the website does not mention this book at all. The History Press appears to be a prolific publisher of local lore across many states.
Drew,
ReplyDeleteI can shed some light on this one for you. Chris Meekins works at the NC State Archives and is enrolled in the Ph.D. program at UNC-Greensboro. His dissertation research deals with the Civil War in the contentious region of northeastern NC, so this book is right up his alley. He actually did a presentation at a symposium commemorating the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Elizabeth City on this topic.
As for the publisher, I think you are correct. They mainly publish local histories. I think this will be a good book, because Chris seems to be pretty much on the ball.
Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and filling me in. Now I definitely want a copy.
Drew