http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2013/01/05/mccrory-took-oath-of-office-on-one-of-states-oldest-bibles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mccrory-took-oath-of-office-on-one-of-states-oldest-bibles Exploring the History, Literature, and Culture of the Tar Heel State Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2013/01/05/mccrory-took-oath-of-office-on-one-of-states-oldest-bibles/comment-page-1/#comment-964216 John Blythe Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:04:58 +0000 http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/?p=20762#comment-964216 Inauguration planners in Raleigh have asked to use the Durant Bible again at Gov. McCrory’s public swearing-in on Saturday in Raleigh. The good ol’ book sure gets around “good” for a 400-year-old.

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