The Legends of Brunswick County - Ghosts, Pirates, Indians and Colonial North Carolina
Title | The Legends of Brunswick County - Ghosts, Pirates, Indians and Colonial North Carolina PDF eBook |
Author | J. C. Judah |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2007-11-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0615175864 |
Beyond the ocean mist is an area rich in history and lore. Explore the fascinating past of 16th through 20th Century Brunswick County, North Carolina. Visit these historic times through the eyes of its early residents, historical documents, ghosts, seafaring pirates, Indian predecessors, notable cemeteries (including known Slave Cemeteries), local facts, and legends. Take a glimpse into the rich tradition and culture of Brunswick County, and become a part of the southeastern North Carolina legacy. Meet Mary Hemingway, a plantation owner and one of the original settlers of Brunswick County. Read her Last Will & Testament and find out where her final resting place is located. Gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of colonial challenges, pirate lifestyles, and the intricacies of the Indian culture and their clashes with the early settlers. Peruse the names and lives of the original residents of Brunswick County, North Carolina. Enjoy your trip back into time.
Sunset Beach A History
Title | Sunset Beach A History PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline DeGroot |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | North Carolina |
ISBN | 9781450723046 |
The Fire of Freedom
Title | The Fire of Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | David S. Cecelski |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0807835668 |
Examines the life of a former slave who became a radical abolitionist and Union spy, recruiting black soldiers for the North, fighting racism within the Union Army and much more.
My Neck of the Woods
Title | My Neck of the Woods PDF eBook |
Author | J. D. Lewis |
Publisher | Genealogical Publishing Com |
Pages | 480 |
Release | 2009-06 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0806351454 |
Trans-Allegheny Pioneers is, without a doubt, one of the most celebrated accounts of life on the Virginia frontier ever written. The author's focal point is the region of the New River-Kanawha in present-day Montgomery and Pulaski counties, Virginia. This is essential reading for anyone interested in frontier history or the genealogies of mid-18th century families who resided in the Valley of Virginia.
The Old Man and the Boy
Title | The Old Man and the Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Ruark |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1993-08-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780805026696 |
Journalist Robert Ruark tells of the friendship between a young boy and his grandfather as they hunt and fish in North Carolina
Archaeology at Colonial Brunswick
Title | Archaeology at Colonial Brunswick PDF eBook |
Author | Stanley South |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780865263437 |
"Brunswick was founded in 1726 by Maurice Moore ... [and] the first lots were sold to Cornelius Harnett Sr. The town became a major British colonial port before the Revolution and was the home of the royal governors of North Carolina for twelve years .... In 1776, it was burned by the British and over the next several decades, it was gradually abandoned."--Preface, p. xxii.
Chronicles of the Cape Fear River, 1660-1916
Title | Chronicles of the Cape Fear River, 1660-1916 PDF eBook |
Author | James Sprunt |
Publisher | |
Pages | 774 |
Release | 1916 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |