Description
This choice of nineteen original essays on selected topics and epochs in North Carolina history offers a broad survey of the state from its discovery and colonization to the current. Each and every chapter consists of an interpretive essay on a specific aspect of North Carolina’s history, a choice of supporting documents, and a brief bibliography.
Selections cover historical periods ranging from Elizabethan to latest times and examine such issues as slavery, populism, civil rights, and the status of women. Essays address the tragedy of North Carolina’s Indians, the state’s role within the Revolutionary War and the Confederacy, and the affect of the Great Depression. North Carolina’s place within the New South and evangelical culture within the state are also discussed.
Designed as a supplementary reader for the study and teaching of North Carolina history, The North Carolina Experience will introduce college students to the method of historical research and writing. It’s going to also be a valuable resource in secondary schools, public libraries, and the homes of the ones fascinated by North Carolina history.