From the home of the City of Oaks in Raleigh and the state's capitol, to the Bull City in Durham, Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham is a photographic history collected from the area's top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of this scenic area in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Raleigh-Durham history and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Raleigh-Durham!

The military was overwhelmed with the deadly sickness that ravaged the world overnight. Troops fled in fear from the people they promised to protect. Militias sprang up around the country and forced everyone over the age of eighteen to abandon their own families and fight. Those that were left behind struggled to survive with what they had. The creatures walked the night while the survivors huddled behind bolted doors, praying that they live to see another day. A group of young boys decided to take action - they were taught to 'be prepared, ' so they stepped up to the task. As the world around them collapsed under the brutality of the undead, these Scouts vowed to protect the innocents that were left behind. This is their story...

I fell in love, married young and divorced young. Tried it one more time when I was slightly older (and I thought wiser) and it stuck. As of 2013 it has been almost 18 years of...well, not exactly bliss, so let's call it "different." Together we raised a total of five children: mine, his, ours and someone else's - but that's another story. I really had no idea, I suppose, on whom I was marrying, and if I did then boy were the blinders on for this one. No, no, he's a great guy He's just a little different. And as he grows older (because I only mature - not age), his redneck genes seem to surface more frequently. And so the story begins...............