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It is hard to see how anyone could bring these points of view [of Grandy and Maffitt] together in the same book, but Simpson has done it in Two Captains from Carolina.--D. G. Martin, The Mountaineer Plump with facts and anecdotes.--Chatham County Line Beautifully written, nicely illustrated, highly recommended.--Gerry Prokopowicz, Host, Civil War Radio, World Talk Radio Network, May 24th, 2013 Two Captains from Carolina is. . . an 'improving book' that offers real history in specific and captivating anecdotes.--Metro Magazine Simpson makes you believe you are there, with Grandy and Maffitt, experiencing these significant moments of their lives. . . . Using historical fact [Simpson] becomes the storyteller. And he tells one helluva story.--Daily Advance.com Plump with facts and anectdotes.--Chatham County Line [A] beautifully crafted narrative.--The Historian Plump with facts and anectdotes.-- Chatham County Line Two Captains from Carolina is. . . an 'improving book' that offers real history in specific and captivating anecdotes.-- Metro Magazine [A] beautifully crafted narrative.-- The Historian It is hard to see how anyone could bring these points of view [of Grandy and Maffitt] together in the same book, but Simpson, has done it in Two Captains from Carolina . -D. G. Martin, The Mountaineer Two Captains from Carolina is. . . an improving book that offers real history in specific and captivating anecdotes. - Metro Magazine Simpson's compelling portraits enrich our understanding of what life was like two centuries ago even as they address themes that are very much still with us today--race, poverty, hardship, and political and class conflict, to name a few. --Jack Betts, retired associate editor of the Charlotte Observer

[A] beautifully crafted narrative . - The Historian It is hard to see how anyone could bring these points of view [of Grandy and Maffitt] together in the same book, but Simpson, has done it in Two Captains from Carolina . - D. G. Martin, The Mountaineer Plump with facts and anectdotes . - Chatham County Line Simpson makes you believe you are there, with Grandy and Maffitt, experiencing these significant moments of their lives. . . . Using historical fact [Simpson] becomes the storyteller. And he tells one helluva story . - Daily Advance.com Two Captains from Carolina is. . . an 'improving book' that offers real history in specific and captivating anecdotes . - Metro Magazine Beautifully written, nicely illustrated, highly recommended . - Gerry Prokopowicz, Host, Civil War Radio, World Talk Radio Network, May 24th, 2013

Beautifully written, nicely illustrated, highly recommended.--Gerry Prokopowicz, Host, Civil War Radio, World Talk Radio Network, May 24th, 2013 Two Captains from Carolina is. . . an 'improving book' that offers real history in specific and captivating anecdotes.--Metro Magazine Simpson makes you believe you are there, with Grandy and Maffitt, experiencing these significant moments of their lives. . . . Using historical fact [Simpson] becomes the storyteller. And he tells one helluva story.--Daily Advance.com Plump with facts and anectdotes.--Chatham County Line It is hard to see how anyone could bring these points of view [of Grandy and Maffitt] together in the same book, but Simpson, has done it in Two Captains from Carolina.--D. G. Martin, The Mountaineer [A] beautifully crafted narrative.--The Historian Plump with facts and anectdotes.-- Chatham County Line Two Captains from Carolina is. . . an 'improving book' that offers real history in specific and captivating anecdotes.-- Metro Magazine [A] beautifully crafted narrative.-- The Historian It is hard to see how anyone could bring these points of view [of Grandy and Maffitt] together in the same book, but Simpson, has done it in Two Captains from Carolina . -D. G. Martin, The Mountaineer Two Captains from Carolina is. . . an improving book that offers real history in specific and captivating anecdotes. - Metro Magazine Simpson's compelling portraits enrich our understanding of what life was like two centuries ago even as they address themes that are very much still with us today--race, poverty, hardship, and political and class conflict, to name a few. --Jack Betts, retired associate editor of the Charlotte Observer

"[A] beautifully crafted narrative"""". - The Historian """"It is hard to see how anyone could bring these points of view [of Grandy and Maffitt] together in the same book, but Simpson, has done it in Two Captains from Carolina"""". - D. G. Martin, The Mountaineer """"Plump with facts and anectdotes"""". - Chatham County Line """"Simpson makes you believe you are there, with Grandy and Maffitt, experiencing these significant moments of their lives. . . . Using historical fact [Simpson] becomes the storyteller. And he tells one helluva story"""". - Daily Advance.com """"Two Captains from Carolina is. . . an 'improving book' that offers real history in specific and captivating anecdotes"""". - Metro Magazine """"Beautifully written, nicely illustrated, highly recommended"""". - Gerry Prokopowicz, Host, Civil War Radio, World Talk Radio Network, May 24th, 2013"

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Bland Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and longtime member of the Tony Award-winning Red Clay Ramblers. He is author of numerous books, including Into the Sound Country: A Carolinian's Coastal Plain, Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals: The Mystery of the Carroll A. Deering, and The Coasts of Carolina: Seaside to Sound Country.

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