Books by Lynn Salsi

Lynn Salsi has written twelve books and has more forthcoming. Her passion for history, storytelling, people, and education is evident in her voracious research. Stop and read her book list below to see that her passion comes forth in the range of material she has written.

Among her most popular books is The Jack Tales containing the stories of the Hicks family of Banner Elk, NC. The famous tales passed through generations through oral tradition since the late 1700s. Salsi is pleased that the stories were not transcribed, but were written down in the Hicks' home during hundreds of hours of interviews. This has made Salsi an authority on the life and times of Ray Hicks. First editions are considered collectors items and can be found on online auctions. Her newest book, Young Ray Hicks Learns the Jack Tales, will be followed in 2007 by a new Jack Tale anthology.

To learn about Salsi's other books, click on the titles below. You will be directed to a page showing the cover and offering a synopsis as well as background on the book.

• Voices from the North Carolina Mountains: Appalachian Oral Histories  New - On sale now!
• Greensboro Then & Now  New - On sale now!
• The Jack Tales
  
• Young Ray Hicks Learns the Jack Tales
  
• Portsmouth Island: Outer Banks Treasure
• North Carolina State University
  
• Voices of America: The Crystal Coast
• The Making of America: Guilford County Heart of the Piedmont
• Images of America: Craven County
• Images of America: Carteret County
• The Making of America: Columbia, A Southern Capital
• The North Carolina Imagination Box
  

Coming Soon:

• Discover North Carolina from Murphy to Manteo, by Beau and Brian Salsi
• The Real Jack Tales, Tradition Stories Told by Ray Hicks