Posted in From the Stacks, History, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk on January 10, 2013 | 2 Comments »
This what if began with a question found in the December 6, 1877 edition of The Farmer and Mechanic, a weekly paper published in Raleigh. Dr. W. Haw, an “analytical chemist” of Oswego, N.Y., wanted to know whether the poppy species that yields opium could be planted in the South. I resided a long time [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged appointment in samarra, charlotte nc, john o'hara on January 10, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
“There is a minor incident [in "Appointment in Samarra," 1934] of a girl climbing a flagpole at a country club. At the time I wrote that, it was my invention, but after the book was published, I learned that a girl had climbed a flagpole at a country club in North Carolina, and another girl [...]
