Another son of man
Tim McLaurin's 2004 novel set in Chapel Hill and eastern North Carolina, with death and hurricanes among its themes. 210 pages.
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Tim McLaurin
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The index holds one work for Tim McLaurin so far. Search further, by name: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.
Indexed works
Works about or by Tim McLaurin. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it. Background reading appears below.
By Tim McLaurin
Keeper of the Moon
Tim McLaurin's memoir of his Southern boyhood, subtitled both a memoir of a boyhood in the South and a southern boyhood. Published by W.W. Norton in 1991, 316 pages.
Woodrow's Trumpet
Tim McLaurin's 1989 novel, set in Chapel Hill, involving the North Carolina tobacco industry and men's travel across the United States. Published by W.W. Norton, 256 pages.
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Records of the time
- DigitalNC newspapers: 28 Orange County pages naming Tim McLaurin Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Collections and databases
- NC LIVE: prepared search for Tim McLaurin Library card Search NC LIVE for this subject and Orange County. You can change the search terms. Sign in through your North Carolina library to access the materials.
- Ancestry Library Edition In the libraryOrange County Public Library Census, birth, death and marriage records, and more, free on the public computers at OCPL libraries
Local help
- Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
- Local History Help Hours and request formOCPL Local History Liaison Meet with the Local History Liaison at the Main Library, usually Mondays from noon to 3 p.m., or send a question using the online request form
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