News Article
New Biography Chronicles Remarkable Career of Gov. Jim Hunt
November 10, 2010
A new, definitive biography chronicles the historic career of Womble Carlyle attorney and long-time North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. Gov. Hunt will be making appearances all across the state in upcoming days in conjunction with the release of the book.
Jim Hunt: A Biography was written by Gary Pearce, one of Gov. Hunt’s closest advisors. In researching and writing the book, Pearce drew from his own observations and experience as well as more than 30 interviews with Gov. Hunt and more than 50 interviews with friends, family, staffers, political allies, and opponents.
The book covers Hunt’s rise to prominence and his four successful gubernatorial campaigns. It also provides a front-row account of the bitter battle between Gov. Hunt and
Jesse Helms for the U.S. Senate in 1984. Pearce explains how Gov. Hunt was able to come back from that devastating defeat and win two more terms as governor. In his final eight years of office, Gov. Hunt pursued progressive goals in a conservative state, became widely known for his initiatives in education, and played an important role in leading North Carolina from being a poor, rural state dependent on tobacco and textiles to becoming a center for high finance and high-tech industry.
Gov. Hunt and Gary Pearce will be speaking and signing books at the following locations:
Thursday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-828-7912
Monday, November 15 at 7 p.m.
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919-828-7912
Monday, November 15 at 7 p.m.
Monday, November 22 at 7 p.m.
Flyleaf Books
752 MLK Jr. Boulevard
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-942-7373
Monday, November 29 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
University Commons
3040 Evans Street
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-321-8119
Tuesday, November 30 at 7 p.m.
Pomegranate Books
4418 Park Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone: 910-452-1107
Wednesday, December 1 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
Friendly Shopping Center
3102 Northline Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27408
Phone: 336-854-4200
Thursday, December 2 at 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1925 Hampton Inn Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone: 336-774-0800