Daphne Athas (96 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Through the Depression, World War I, McCarthyism, and other 20th-century milestones, Daphne Athas experienced life in the legendary Southern college town of Chapel Hill. The town was conventional and idiosyncratic, both caught up in racial and class prejudice and ahead of its time. None of this liminal world, nor the effects on it of larger political and cultural forces, escapes Athas's keen writer's eye. Her personal life is woven through these essays. She writes of her friendships, her youthful adventures, her political revelations, her development as a writer. She retraces her early years in North Carolina, where she was considered an oddity. Hailing from a once-rich family that relocated from Brahmin Boston to a poor neighborhood on the edge of Chapel Hill after losing its fortune in the Depression, she was smart, sophisticated, well educated, and poor. That perspective from the other side of town sharpened her powers of observation, making her work penetrating and full of a sense of discovery. Athas writes about her friendships and experiences with many well-known writers, among them Richard Wright, Paul Green, Betty Smith, and Max Steele. She tells of the political persecutions of Ab Abernathy (Chapel Hill bookseller) and Junius Scales (the scion of a wealthy family) during the McCarthy era. She reveals the true stories behind Chapel Hill's haunted Gimghoul Castle and the murder of a 72-year-old coed. Her essays bring back to life a town making its way through a radically changing world.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Condition: good. USED book in GOOD condition. Great binding, pages and cover show normal signs of wear from use.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 0. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Through the Depression, World War I, McCarthyism, and other 20th-century milestones, Daphne Athas experienced life in the legendary Southern college town of Chapel Hill. The town was conventional and idiosyncratic, both caught up in racial and class prejudice and ahead of its time. None of this liminal world, nor the effects on it of larger political and cultural forces, escapes Athas's keen writer's eye. Her personal life is woven through these essays. She writes of her friendships, her youthful adventures, her political revelations, her development as a writer. She retraces her early years in North Carolina, where she was considered an oddity. Hailing from a once-rich family that relocated from Brahmin Boston to a poor neighborhood on the edge of Chapel Hill after losing its fortune in the Depression, she was smart, sophisticated, well educated, and poor. That perspective from the other side of town sharpened her powers of observation, making her work penetrating and full of a sense of discovery. Athas writes about her friendships and experiences with many well-known writers, among them Richard Wright, Paul Green, Betty Smith, and Max Steele. She tells of the political persecutions of Ab Abernathy (Chapel Hill bookseller) and Junius Scales (the scion of a wealthy family) during the McCarthy era. She reveals the true stories behind Chapel Hill's haunted Gimghoul Castle and the murder of a 72-year-old coed. Her essays bring back to life a town making its way through a radically changing world.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: acceptable. USED book in ACCEPTABLE condition. Cover and pages are in tact but may show creases, tears, water damage, handwriting, underlining, or highlighting. May be missing dust jacket. Supplemental items such as access codes and CDs not guaranteed.

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Hard cover. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. HC 278.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. softcover in overall good shape with general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. A lovely copy! Crisp, bright, and tight -- no markings or defects of any kind. (B-6.).

Paperback. Condition: Good. Book in Good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Book in Fair condition.

softcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A couple smudges to front cover and crease to back of book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by author on title page. This book is from the collection of Peter Dzwonkoski, former Director of Rare Books & Special Collections at the University of Rochester. Signed by Author(s).

Wraps (Paperback). Condition: Moderate Edge & Shelfwear. Pages are clean and binding is tight.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Edition Not Stated. Separation from spine started, pages 46-47. 2" moisture stain along exterior edge, first 20 pages. Bottom 3/4" spine chipped. Text good to very good.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. (K-4.).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Like New. Copyright 1992. 332 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy with crisp pages and clean text. Debora Greger (Cover Illustration) (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. FIRST FEW FREE PAGES REMOVED. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. Photographed with protective mylar plastic on dust jacket. This book is in acceptable condition and is a reading copy. This book is from a library and may include stamps, tape, and markings. This copy is the Later Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery. …