{"product_id":"a-nutshell-history-of-north-carolina-9781531699468","title":"A Nutshell History of North Carolina","description":"From its dubious beginnings as a pirate-filled colony to a popular tourist destination, North Carolina has an amazingly colorful history. Author and illustrator Ben Fortson presents that history in the form of off-the-wall anecdotes, poignant insights and sublimely silly illustrations. Take a hilarious look at Daniel Boone s larger-than-life Carolina personality. Peruse an uproarious account of the Andrew Jackson birthplace controversy or politically astute commentary on the power of tobacco in the state. Fortson takes readers on a side-splitting and educational ride through the annals of Tar Heel State history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortson, Ben:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ben Fortson writes and illustrates Almost Off the Record, a zanily clever history comic (almostoff.com), and has published several-books containing collections of his comics. Eager to expose the quirky and ridiculous plot lines of history, his most recent book, A Nutshell History of North Carolina, provides a rigorous and amusing portrait of his home state, complete with equally unorthodox illustrations. He lives in Black Mountain with his wife and three children.","brand":"History Press Library Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473364717842,"sku":"9781531699468","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33c67209-d8fd-408a-8521-462c2734605e.jpg?v=1730194605","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-nutshell-history-of-north-carolina-9781531699468","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}