Author: Mrs. W. O. AbsherPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893085575
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Stokes County was formed in 1789 from Surry County.
Stokes County, North Carolina, Wills, Volumes I-IV, 1790-1864
Author: Mrs. W. O. AbsherPublisher:
ISBN: 9780893085575
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Stokes County was formed in 1789 from Surry County.
The North Carolina Historical Review
Author: The Searcher
Author: Artisans in the North Carolina Backcountry
Author: Johanna Miller LewisPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813161614
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
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.
Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Author: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. no.
Subject Guide to Books in Print
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2460
Book Description
William Hutchins of Carolina
Author: Jack Randolph HutchinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family History
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Information on the Hutchins/Hutchings families, chiefly of North and South Carolina. Includes descendants of these families in Tennessee, Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, and elsewhere. The Robert Hutchins supplement includes Hutchins/Hutchings families in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New York, Tennessee, Texas, and elsewhere.
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