The Way We Lived in North Carolina

by Fenn, Elizabeth A.; Wood, Peter H.; Watson, Harry L.; Clayton, Thomas H.; Nathans, Sydney; Parramore, Thomas C.

• ISBN13: 9780807828144
• ISBN10: 0807828149
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

Weaving research and interpretation around dozens of historic sites and the lives of ordinary people who lived and worked nearby, this volume explores the social history of the Tar Heel State from the pre-colonial period to the present. 250+ photos & maps.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Jeffrey J. Crow
Preface	ix
PART I. NATIVES AND NEWCOMERS NORTH CAROLINA BEFORE 1770
Elizabeth A. Fenn
Peter H. Wood
The First Carolinians	3	(12)
Lost Continent to Lost Colony	15	(11)
Virginians in the Albemarle	26	(10)
Early Coastal Towns	36	(14)
The Tuscarora War	50	(11)
Pine Forest Plantations	61	(11)
Long Journey of the Highland Scots	72	(6)
The Great Wagon Road	78	(11)
The Rise of a Backcountry Elite	89	(5)
Rehearsal for Revolution	94	(13)
PART II. AN INDEPENDENT PEOPLE NORTH CAROLINA, 1770-1820
Harry L. Watson
Overview	107	(4)
The Forest, the Indians, and the Yeoman Family	111	(23)
Planters and Slaves	134	(27)
Towns in a Rural Society	161	(34)
The Culture of the Republic	195	(38)
PART III. CLOSE TO THE LAND NORTH CAROLINA, 1820-1870
Thomas H. Clayton
Overview	233	(6)
Rural Community	239	(50)
Town Life and Enterprise	289	(25)
Forces for Change	314	(39)
PART IV. THE QUEST FOR PROGRESS NORTH CAROLINA, 1870-1920
Sydney Nathans
Overview	353	(4)
The Rural World	357	(21)
Industry Comes of Age	378	(27)
The Urban Magnet	405	(25)
From Jubilee to Jim Crow	430	(16)
The New Leisure	446	(11)
The Price of Progress	457	(12)
PART V. EXPRESS LANES AND COUNTRY ROADS NORTH CAROLINA, 1920--2001
Thomas C. Parramore
Overview	469	(5)
The Sod-Busters	474	(18)
The Electric Cornucopia	492	(15)
Vendors and Lenders	507	(13)
Going to Town	520	(20)
Express Lanes	540	(14)
The Desert Blooms	554	(27)
Appendix: North Carolina Historic Sites	581	(4)
Bibliography	585	(14)
Index	599