| Remembering Randolph County:: Tales from the Center of the Tar Heel State Contributor(s): Womick, Chip (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596294892 ISBN-13: 9781596294899 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Randolph County's most colorful characters come to life within these pages, including Rufus Hussey, the Beanshooter Man who whittled slingshots and gave Johnny Carson a run for his money; and the Petty family, whose NASCAR connection spans four generations. Tar Heel native Chip Womick has spent over two decades writing about the people, places and things that make Randolph County special, from the smallest church in the state to the largest walk-through natural habitat zoo in the world- and a whole lot more in between. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 975.661 |
| LCCN: 2008026578 |
| Series: American Chronicles (History Press) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Randolph County's most colorful characters come to life within these pages, including Rufus Hussey, the Beanshooter Man who whittled slingshots and gave Johnny Carson a run for his money; and the Petty family, whose NASCAR connection spans four generations. Tar Heel native Chip Womick has spent over two decades writing about the people, places, and things that make Randolph County special, from the smallest church in the state to the largest walk-through natural habitat zoo in the world--and a whole lot more in between. |
Contributor Bio(s): Womick, Chip: - Tar Heel native Chip Womick has been writing about Randolph County, North Carolina's people, places, and things for more than 20 years and currently writes for Asheboro's Courier Tribune. Since 1991 he has received numerous awards in a variety of categories in the annual N.C. Press Association competition. Most recently, he won first place in the news feature writing category in the 2007 contest. |
