[PDF] A Colonial History Of Rowan County North Carolina eBook

Author : Jethro Rumple
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 37,50 MB
Release : 2015-08-11
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ISBN : 9781297737497

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Author : Jethro Rumple
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 31,77 MB
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781334699283

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Excerpt from A History of Rowan County, North Carolina: Containing Sketches of Prominent Families and Distinguished Men; With an Appendix In republishing the Rumple History of Rowan County, the Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, has accomplished a twofold purpose, namely: the encouragement of historical research, and the publication Of its results. In fulfilling these primary Objects of the Society, it has also furthered the ulterior aim of both editor and author, Whose advocacy of these same objects - ten years prior to the organization of the National Society - made this little book possible. By these recorded facts of history, biography, and achievement, supplemented by priceless data gleaned from old documents, manuscripts, local tradition, and the personal recollections of many who have since been gathered to their fathers, the author has rendered an inestimable service - not only to the Rowan County of today, but the territory occupied by forty-five counties formed from this venerable mother, which when erected comprehended most of the western part of the State, and Tennessee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Johanna Miller Lewis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 37,62 MB
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0813161614

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During the quarter of a century before the thirteen colonies became a nation, the northwest quadrant of North Carolina had just begun to attract permanent settlers. This seemingly primitive area may not appear to be a likely source for attractive pottery and ornate silverware and furniture, much less for an audience to appreciate these refinements. Yet such crafts were not confined to urban centers, and artisans, like other colonists, were striving to create better lives for themselves as well as to practice their trades. As Johanna Miller Lewis shows in this pivotal study of colonial history and material culture, the growing population of Rowan County required not only blacksmiths, saddlers, and tanners but also a great variety of skilled craftsmen to help raise the standard of living. Rowan County's rapid expansion was in part the result of the planned settlements of the Moravian Church. Because the Moravians maintained careful records, historians have previously credited church artisans with greater skill and more economic awareness than non-church craftsmen. Through meticulous attention to court and private records, deeds, wills, and other sources, Lewis reveals the Moravian failure to keep up with the pace of development occurring elsewhere in the county. Challenging the traditional belief that southern backcountry life was primitive, Lewis shows that many artisans held public office and wielded power in the public sphere. She also examines women weavers and spinsters as an integral part of the population. All artisans -- Moravian and non-Moravian, male and female -- helped the local market economy expand to include coastal and trans-Atlantic trade. Lewis's book contributes meaningfully to the debate over self-sufficiency and capitalism in rural America.

Author : Jethro Rumple
Publisher :
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 26,48 MB
Release : 2000-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780740400476

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A must for those seeking information on the early history of Rowan County, North Carolina-"the queenly mother of more than a score of counties." Rowan is situated in the western half of the state and is bounded on the north and east by the Yadkin River. T

Author : James S. Brawley
Publisher :
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
ISBN :

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A history of Rowan County, North Carolina, from the time of its settlement in the 1740s through the 1950s. Includes historical, political and social commentary, focusing especially on the time after the U.S. Civil War.