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Loading... Society in Early North Carolina: A Documentary Historyby Alan D. Watson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Historian Alan D. Watson uses transcribed primary source materials to illustrate what life was like in North Carolina's earliest days. Sources utilized include legislation, court records, wills, estate inventories, road orders, diaries, journals, letters, newspapers, church records, and manuscript collections. Topics addressed include character, family, immigration, taverns, criminality and law enforcement, homes and possessions, health and mortality, towns, travel and transportation, religion, education, and recreation and entertainment. The unusual approach means it is less readable for a general audience, but historians and genealogists should enjoy it. While the author could not select every item fitting each category and those wanting fuller treatment of any subject still need to plow through the same source groups to ensure comprehensiveness, the book serves as a good introduction. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Presents the marvelous diversity of life among North Carolinians prior to 1800 through carefully selected correspondence, journals, travel accounts, court proceedings, deeds, wills, inventories of estates, church records, newspapers, and other documentary evidence. This paperback volume examines the character of early Carolinians, their homes and furnishings, and family life. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)975.6History and Geography North America Southeastern U.S. North CarolinaLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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