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Orig. pub. Asheville 1914. Reprinted 1973, 1974. Print on Demand Edition 2010. 710 pp. + ports., index Largely a collection of anecdotes, traditions, and folklore of the mountains, this history of Western North Carolina offers a colorful treatment of manners and customs, family histories, "extraordinary events," duels, legal history, education, railroads, geographical peculiarities, Indians, and major historical events. Included is material about John Sevier, Daniel Boone, Abraham Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, and coverage of the Swepson and Littlefield frauds pertaining to the Western North Carolina railroad. The volume covers the following seventeen North Carolina counties: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey. Genealogists will find biographical sketches of persons and families prominent in those areas scattered throughout the book.
Western North Carolina: A History from 1730 to 1913 by Arthur, John Preston - 1973
by Arthur, John Preston
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Western North Carolina: A History from 1730 to 1913
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Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Co, 1973. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo. 710 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. The binding is sound but shows some staining and spotting. Secure inner hinges. Text is clean, although due to the binding, a reading copy only. A reprint of the 1914 edition.
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- ISBN 10 0871521261
- ISBN 13 9780871521262
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- Place of Publication Spartanburg, SC
- Date Published 1973
- Keywords 1973; John Preston Arthur; 1730; 1913; 1914; North Carolina; Asheville; Western; Mountains; Genealogy; Geneology; History.
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