Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill area.

Incorporating more than 200 vintage photographs, this volume features state government buildings such as the State Capitol and the Executive Mansion; six institutions of higher learning, including NC State, Meredith College, and Shaw ...

The story of Raleigh's African American communities begins before the Civil War.

Thus, this is the guidebook for a hiker seeking an arduous climb to a scenic overlook as much as it is for a weekend walker who wants an easy trail for his or her family.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This second collection of historic firefighting images covers 1940 through 1990, five formative decades for fire protection in North Carolina's capital county.