Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont
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Regular price $24.99 Save $-24.99Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont has an extensive and legendary tradition of automobile racing. Soon after 1904, when the first car was registered in Charlotte, autos became a part of everyday life.
Car racing was just around the bend: an open-road race was run through Charlotte as early as 1908. Many drivers themselves have hailed from the area, and some are said to have received early training by running moonshine and outrunning authorities. Probably the best-known aspect of Carolina racing is the Queen City's involvement since 1949 with NASCAR, which hosts many of its big names and operations. Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont explores the story behind the various forms of the sport, the kinds of people who have raced, and the reasons why they have done so. Historic photographs-many never before published-trace the history of NASCAR and look beyond the professional aspect to include the dragracers, wannabees, kids, and just plain amateurs participating in this cultural phenomenon. The story includes the first formal oval track, constructed entirely of wooden planks and opened in 1925. Other famous Charlotte locations, including professional dirt tracks, drag strips, and even a paved track dedicated to Soap Box Derby, are also revisited. Images of fans, mechanics, and hangers-on round out this singular journey of racing in the Carolinas.

A History of Professional Baseball in Asheville
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Regular price $21.99 Save $-21.99Asheville, North Carolina, is not widely recognized as a baseball crazy city. However, for a small town where flat land is hard to find and everything is far removed from the bright lights of the big cities, Asheville's part in professional baseball is remarkable. In these pages you'll find little-known stories of baseball's stars, the ups and downs of the national pastime in the Land of the Sky and a number of local heroes. Meet "Struttin' Bud" Shaney, a pitcher from the 1920s who served as athletic director, umpire and the McCormick Field groundskeeper at various times in the diamond's past. Despite his inexperience, gritty Tourists general manager Ron McKee's efforts revived the flagging franchise in the 1980s. Most recently, fiery skipper Joe "Mik" Mikulik has helped bring record numbers of fans to McCormick to cheer the Tourists to victory.

Baseball in Catawba County
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Baseball in North Carolina's Piedmont
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University of North Carolina Football
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Charlotte Motor Speedway History:
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Baseball in Asheville
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East Carolina University Football
9781467116459
Regular price $24.99 Save $-24.99East Carolina University's Pirates triumphs and tragedies are captured in this collection of striking images.
East Carolina University played its first intercollegiate football game on October 29, 1932, against the Scots of Presbyterian Junior College. In the more than eight decades that have followed, the ECU Pirates have experienced triumph and tragedy while creating a premier game-day experience. From the team's early days playing on farmland through the decade-long quest to join the Southern Conference, ECU's rise is recounted through these pages. Players are featured alongside legendary and colorful coaches in this history of Pirate football.

The Southern Surfcaster: Saltwater Strategies for the Carolina Beaches & Beyond
9781609496777
Regular price $19.99 Save $-19.99The Southern Surfcaster will change the way you think and what you thought you knew about saltwater fishing.
Increase your knowledge of fishing and develop into a more confident saltwater fisherman with The Southern Surfcaster. Many of the old-school methods of fishing are updated for modern practicality. Explore creative techniques and the latest strategies that have transformed the sport over the last decade.
