The first documented discovery of gold in the United States was in 1799 at John Reed's farm in Ca...
Details the events leading up to North Carolina's secession from the Union on 20 May 1861 and pro...
In this thorough and detailed history, Alan Watson chronicles Tyrrell County over almost three ce...
Brings to readers the author's findings after decades of study of decorative interior painting. T...
This narrative is divided chronologically into eleven main sections and covers the broad sweep of...
Examines state-funded transportation improvements from the early years of the nineteenth century ...
Presents the graphic and sad story of the British anti-submarine trawler Bedfordshire and the Ger...
Discussion of slave rebelliousness, African American religion, toryism among blacks, and blacks w...
From the Roanoke Colonies to the dawn of the twenty-first century, the story of North Carolina's ...
Examines the state's involvement in the ''Second War of American Independence'' on land and at se...
The three essays in this volume illuminate Nathaniel Macon's character, motivations, and values a...
Shirley chronicles the major events in the life of Ralegh set against the background of the court...
Presents the marvelous diversity of life among North Carolinians prior to 1800 through carefully ...
The second volume in the True Tales for Young Readers series, this short biography of the civil r...
Draws upon 17th- and 18th-century sources to trace the history of African Americans, slave and fr...
Destitute Patriots examines the contributions and sacrifices of the citizens of Bertie County in ...
A revised edition of the popular paperback first published in 1975, Society in Colonial North Car...
Contains forty-four Civil War letters of Henry A. Clapp, a member of Company F, 44th Massachusett...
The term ''Tar Heel'' has been applied to North Carolinians and their state for more than 150 yea...
Contains twenty-two essays on diverse topics about gold throughout history, written by historians...
North Carolina and the Two World Wars returns to print in a single volume two of the most popular...
In mid-July 1916, the remnants of two hurricanes collided over western North Carolina, inundating...
Examines the Wright brothers' exploits from a North Carolina perspective and focuses on the major...
This popular title presents an overview of Civil War North Carolina, with information on secessio...
Offers a fresh perspective on the Roanoke voyages by analyzing their impact on Spanish foreign po...
In North Carolina's proprietary period (1663–1729), the primary means of acquiring land was by he...
Issued as part of the nation's Bicentennial Celebration in 1976, this book presents the county's ...
This volume contains biographical sketches and photographs of twenty-six first ladies, from Helen...
A native of Iredell County, Columbus Lafayette Turner (1842–1918) was twice captured by Union for...
This is the second revised edition of Dr. George Barton Cutten's landmark 1948 book The Silversmi...
This handsome volume contains more than 85 striking drawings of the Weller Vineyard (located in w...
Contains lists of persons who took passage on ships from Great Britain to North Carolina. The lis...
Describes events in North Carolina leading up to the Revolution, problems in the new state, and f...
Examines the history of James City, a black community located near New Bern. Established in 1863 ...
A book for the social historian as well as the old-car buff, this entertaining study examines the...
In his short life of thirty-eight years, Thomas Wolfe took the literary world by storm. His Look ...
A detailed demographic, economic, political, and social study of the English counties of Devon an...
Originally published in 1992, A History of African Americans in North Carolina was the first one-...
Recounts events leading to the establishment of twenty-nine lifesaving stations along North Carol...
Amputations constituted roughly 75 percent of all operations performed during the Civil War. This...
A History of African Americans in North Carolina
First published in 1976 and now in its sixth revised edition, The Old North State Fact Book prese...
Arranged chronologically, this book traces coastal Onslow's social, economic, and political histo...
On March 24, 2008, the Wake County Superior Court ended five years of litigation when it ruled th...
The revised edition of a text originally published in 1963, this book explores the history of the...
Created in 1779, Randolph County is located in the center of North Carolina's Piedmont region. Th...
The Black Mountain range of the Appalachians is the highest mountain range in the eastern United ...