Scoundrels, Rogues and Heroes of the Old North State

by Jones, H. G.

• ISBN13: 9781596292604
• ISBN10: 1596292601
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-31
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

To cure your curiosity or to supply you with clever quips at cocktail parties this collection of stories originally written by lauded North Carolina historian Dr. H.G. Jones for his long-standing "In Light of History" series is a must-read.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 11
Famous Imposter Bilked North Carolinians	p. 13
The Hanging of Frankie Silver	p. 17
Lewis Redmond, King of Outlaws	p. 21
Was the Slave a Prince?	p. 24
Frances Culpeper Married Three Governors	p. 28
Amos Owens Made "Cherry Bounce" Famous	p. 31
Anne Bonney, Woman Pirate	p. 35
"Mr. Read" Was a Woman	p. 38
Naomi Wise Memorialized in Song	p. 41
Naomi Wise Rode Off to Death, Not Marriage	p. 45
Malinda Blalock, North Carolina's Only Female Civil War Soldier	p. 48
Otto Wood, Famous Prison Escape Artist	p. 52
North Carolina Governor Married Fifteen-year-old Girl	p. 56
Rains Brothers of New Bern	p. 59
James H. Jones, The President's Valet	p. 62
One of the South's Last Duels	p. 66
Woman Buried Seated in Chair	p. 69
Sam Brinkley Was the Authority on Pogonotrophy	p. 72
Cyclone Mack Was Famed Evangelist	p. 76
"Indian Chief" Was North Carolinian	p. 80
Loud Hymn Singer Taken to Court	p. 84
Ruben C. Bland, Champion Papa	p. 86
Was the "Human Fly" a Tar Heel?	p. 89
The Siamese Twins	p. 94
Charity Bowery, North Carolina Slave	p. 97
Postmaster Had Shady Reputation	p. 100
Father, Nine Sons Fight for Confederacy	p. 103
James Iredell Waddell Never Surrendered	p. 106
Six of Seven Brothers Die in Civil War	p. 110
Blackbeard, An Unlikely Ancestor	p. 113
Hanging of Calvin and Thomas Coley	p. 117
Martha McFarlane McGee Bell, Heroine	p. 120
The Story of a Runaway	p. 123
Was Nellie Cropsey Murdered?	p. 126
North Carolinian Held Weight Record	p. 130
Major George E. Preddy Jr., Flying Ace	p. 133
Annie Oakley Thrilled Pinehurst Residents	p. 136
Aunt Abby House Was "True Grit"	p. 140
New Hanover Slave Finally Escapes	p. 143
Camden County Slave Bought His Freedom	p. 147
Let's Honor James Boone This Time	p. 150
Woman Admitted to State Bar in 1878 after Debate	p. 153
Phineas T. Barnum in North Carolina	p. 156
Quaint Notebook Describes North Carolina Deaths	p. 161
Cross Woodis Oldest North Carolinian?	p. 164
Battle Against "Germ of Laziness"	p. 167
Peter Francisco, Hercules of the Revolution	p. 171
Tar Heel Governor Was Jinxed	p. 175
Babe Ruth Hit First Home Run in North Carolina	p. 179
L.A. Scruggs, North Carolina's First Black Doctor	p. 182
Hamp Rich, North Carolina's Champion Monument Builder	p. 186
Boys Patrolled North Carolina Rural Roads	p. 189
Largest Mail-order Liquor Business	p. 192
Spanish Invade North Carolina	p. 196
John Lawson's Journey	p. 199
Tiny Broadwicke, Pioneer Aviatrix	p. 202
The Buggymobile Built in New Bern	p. 207
Former Child Prodigy Founds Birch Society	p. 210
Tar Heel Banjoist Gains New Fame	p. 214
William Dudley Pelley (Part 1)	p. 217
William Dudley Pelley (Part 2)	p. 221
North Carolinian Escapes from Slavery	p. 225
Sir Walter Raleigh's Death	p. 229
Strange Birth in Columbus County	p. 234
Twice Elected, Twice Rejected	p. 238
Lady Olga, The Bearded Woman	p. 241
Shocco Jones, "The Mammoth Humbug"	p. 245
About the Author	p. 249
About the Co-editors	p. 253
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