Mary Norton Kratt

Mary Norton Kratt(born June 7, 1937) is an American author. She focuses onSouthern history.

Early life[edit]

She was born inWest Virginia.She attended Charlotte Central High School,Agnes Scott CollegeandUniversity of North Carolina at Charlottewhere she received a degree in English literature.^{[citation needed]}

Career[edit]

Kratt has published 17 books of poetry, history and biography, mostly pertaining to theCharlottearea. She wrote two walking tours of uptown Charlotte and works closely with theLevine Museum of the New South.^[1]

Kratt served on the Speakers Bureau of the North Carolina Humanities Council.

Recognition[edit]

She twice won the Blumenthal Writers and Readers Series.^{[citation needed]}In 1994, she won theEthel Fortner AwardfromSt. Andrews Presbyterian College.^{[citation needed]}In 2000, she won the North Carolina Poetry Society Brockman-Campbell Book Award.^[2]

Selected works[edit]

Legacy the Myers Park StoryISBN 978-0318221922
Charlotte, North Carolina: A Brief HistoryISBN 978-1596296015
Southern Is...ISBN 978-1561451135
Remembering Charlotte: Postcards for a New South City, 1905–1950ISBN 978-0807848715
A Bird in the House; The Story of Wing Haven GardenISBN 978-0962869204
MarneyISBN 978-0962869204
Charlotte: Spirit of the New SouthISBN 978-0895870957
My Dear Miss EvaISBN 978-0962594700
A Little Charlotte Scrapbook
On The Steep Side
New South Women: Twentieth Century Women of Charlotte, North CarolinaISBN 978-0895872500
Small PotatoesISBN 978-1879934405
The imaginative spirit: Literary heritage of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North CarolinaISBN 978-0962059704
The Only Thing I Fear is a Cow and a Drunken ManISBN 978-0932112293

References[edit]

^"Amazon.com: Mary Norton Kratt: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle".www.amazon.com.Retrieved2016-11-10.
^"Brockman-Campbell Winners | North Carolina Poetry Society".North Carolina Poetry Society.Archivedfrom the original on 2024-03-31.Retrieved2024-03-31.

External links[edit]

Mary Norton Kratt papers,J Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte

[1] "Amazon.com: Mary Norton Kratt: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle".www.amazon.com.Retrieved2016-11-10.

[2] "Brockman-Campbell Winners | North Carolina Poetry Society".North Carolina Poetry Society.Archivedfrom the original on 2024-03-31.Retrieved2024-03-31.

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