Carolina Cradle: Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ramsey, Robert W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807841897 ISBN-13: 9780807841891 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $35.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1987 Annotation: This account of the settlement of one segment of the North Carolina frontier-the land between the Yadkin and Catawba rivers-examines the process by which the Piedmont South was populated. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
Dewey: 975.6 |
LCCN: 64022530 |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.06" W x 9.12" (0.98 lbs) 270 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina - Cultural Region - South Atlantic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This account of the settlement of one segment of the North Carolina frontier -- the land between the Yadkin and Catawba rivers -- examines the process by which the piedmont South was populated. Through its ingenious use of hundreds of sources and documents, Robert Ramsey traces the movement of the original settlers and their families from the time they stepped onto American shores to their final settlement in the northwest Carolina territory. He considers the economic, religious, social, and geographical influences that led the settlers to Rowan County and describes how this frontier community was organized and supervised. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ramsey, Robert W.: - The late Robert W. Ramsey was professor of history at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. |