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Title:

THE TAR HEEL STATE
A HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA

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Format:

Hardback

List price:	£37.95
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ISBN 10:

1570035911

ISBN 13:

9781570035913

Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS

Pub. date:

31 October, 2005

Pages:

384

Description:

Offers a view of North Carolina's history integrating tales of pioneers, statesmen, soldiers, farmers, captains of industry, and community leaders with marginalized voices.The book revisits struggles of the American Revolution and Civil War, the history of Cherokees, the rise of industrial mills, and the changes wrought by modern technologies.

Synopsis:

The most inclusive history of North Carolina to date. In the last three decades, North Carolina has witnessed a remarkable growth in population, economic development, and political importance, and it now ranks as the tenth most populous state in the Union. "The Tar Heel State: A History of North Carolina" constitutes the most comprehensive and inclusive single-volume chronicle of the state's storied past to date, culminating with an attentive look at recent events that have transformed North Carolina into a southern mega state. The first such volume in more than two decades, Milton Ready's work offers a distinctive view of the state's history that integrates tales of famous pioneers, statesmen, soldiers, farmers, captains of industry, and community leaders with more marginalized voices, including those of Native Americans, African Americans, and women. Ready gives readers a view of North Carolina that encompasses perspectives from the coast, "tobacco road," the Piedmont, and the mountains.Ready revisits dramatic struggles of the American Revolution and Civil War, the early history of Cherokees, the rise of industrial mills, and the changes wrought by modern information-based technologies since 1970. Mixing spirited anecdotes and illustrative statistics, Ready describes the rich Native American culture found by John White in 1585, the chartered chaos of North Carolina's proprietary settlement, and the chronic distrust of government that grew out of settlement patterns and the colony's early political economy. He challenges the perception of relaxed intellectualism attributed to the "Rip van Winkle" state, the notion that slavery was a benign institution in North Carolina, and the commonly accepted interpretation of Reconstruction in the state. Ready also discusses how the suffrage movement pushed North Carolina into a hesitant twentieth-century progressivism. In perhaps his most significant contribution to North Carolina's historical record, Ready continues his narrative past the benchmark of World War II and into the twenty-first century.From the civil rights struggle to the building of research triangles, triads, and parks, Ready recounts the events that have fueled North Carolina's accelerated development in recent years and the many challenges that have accompanied such rapid growth.

Illustrations:

190 illustrations, 5 maps

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Imprint:

University of South Carolina Press

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Returnable

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