Hidden History of the Piedmont Triad - Softcover

Sink, Alice E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596296852 ISBN 13: 9781596296855

Publisher: The History Press, 2009

Synopsis

There are many stories about the history of the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina (including Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point) that even the natives have never heard. Join longtime Piedmont Triad resident and writer Alice E. Sink on this journey to uncover those out-of-the-ordinary historical truths that rarely appear in books. Learn about the nightclub in High Point that once hosted the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington and the famous short story writer O. Henry's connection to a Greensboro drugstore. Have you heard the story of Lexington native John Andrew Roman, put to death on circumstantial evidence, or the local World War II fighter plane pilot who flew eighty-two missions to prevent German fighters from attacking American bombers? These fascinating true tales featuring towns throughout the region will delight and inform readers of all ages.

About this title

About the Author:

Alice E. Sink is the published author of books and numerous short stories, articles and essays in anthologies and in trade and literary magazines. She earned her MFA in creative writing from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. For twenty-nine years, she has taught writing courses at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina, where she received the Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching/Service Award in 2002. The North Carolina Arts Council and the partnering arts councils of the Central Piedmont Regional Artists Hub Program awarded Sink a 2007 grant to promote her writing.

Review:

"Hidden History of the Piedmont Triad recounts a number of interesting stories from throughout the Triad--from historic people and places to lesser-known colorful slices of life." --Jimmy Tomlin, High Point Enterprise

"In Hidden History of the Piedmont Triad, Sink writes about Lexington's downtown dime stores. She describes how each counter was life a different department of the store, with a candy counter and comic book section popular with children...and makeup counters that carried old-fashioned items such as Tangee lipstick and Evening in Paris perfume." --Vikki Broughton Hodges, the Dispatch

"[Hidden History of the Piedmont Triad]...covers people, places and events that have been forgotten." --Ryan Gay, lifestyles editor, Kernersville News

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1596296852
• ISBN 13: 9781596296855
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128