The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire by Lord Kinross. An entertaining account of one of the greatest imperial powers in history. Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire by Jason Goodwin. For 600 years, the Ottoman Empire swelled and declined.
Garland, North Carolina. Garland is a town in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 625 at the 2010 census.
Wilkes County, NC, is a county located in the northern part of North Carolina near the cdp of Fairplains. Counties Neighboring Wilkes County, NC. The following Counties are next to Wilkes County, NC: Iredell is 32 miles southeast of Wilkes County, NC. Caldwell is 27.6 miles southwest of Wilkes County, NC.