Reader's Comments

What readers are saying about

In This Small Place…

“My sense of the history of the area where I have lived my life was greatly magnified when I read this book. I loved it. I can’t believe we now have a historical resource like this. Actually, it is extraordinary.”

                                                          —Steve Thompson,

                                                                 Retired history teacher.

                                                                 writer and Civil War expert

“In This Small Place is local history at its best. Eddie Ellis is to be commended for his path-breaking research, his historical skills and his storytelling.”

                                                          —Dr. David S. Cecelski

                                                                Author and professor of history

                                                                UNC-CH and Duke University

“From peaches floating in moonshine to center-of-town hog lots to the then-pristine shores of our creeks and rivers, Ellis paints a picture of life here over the past 300 years. His easy, conversational style reminds the reader of his years of experience speaking to historical and school groups about the subject close to his heart—his hometown of Havelock…Readers will be truly amazed.”

                                                         —Hunter Bretzius

                                                               Associate Publisher/Executive Editor

                                                               Havelock News

"There were many times...when I had to put the book down and wipe my eyes as I laughed out loud at the colorful way he weaves his magic.”

                                 —Skip Crayton

                                                               Author of Remember When