| North Carolina: A History Contributor(s): Powell, William S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807842192 ISBN-13: 9780807842195 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1988 Annotation: William Powell is the leading authority on the people and events that have shaped North Carolina over four centuries. His concise history of the state has been a favorite since its publication in 1978, and for this edition, Powell has provided a new chapter that brings the story up to date. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 975.6 |
| LCCN: 88040142 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.53" W x 8.21" (0.74 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Cultural Region - South Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A leading authority on the people and events that have shaped North Carolina over four centuries, Powell here provides a sharply drawn overall history of the state for general readers. In twelve chapters this volume traces North Carolina's history from England's initial efforts to found a colony in America in the sixteenth century to uncertain and often-turbulent times as the final quarter of the twentieth century approached. |
Contributor Bio(s): Powell, William S.: - William S. Powell is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His many books include North Carolina through Four Centuries, which won the 1989 Mayflower Cup for Nonfiction. |
