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13571
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Burke Davis of Greensboro, North Carolina is writing a historic novel about the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Author of several novels illuminating neglected or hidden early American History, Burke's latest work was inspired by his most recent home, the location of Lord Cornwallis's stay during the battle.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 20, Oct 1952, p5-6, 24
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14273
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Walser presents Dr. Thomas H. English's list of \"Famous Southern Books\" for North Carolina; books that have had a wide influence in transmitting the history, traditions, ideals, and character of North Carolina.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 6, July 1947, p9, 20
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14482
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For many years the leader of the Eastern Cherokee tribe of Indians, Yonaguska was highly honored and widely acclaimed during his lifetime.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 50, May 1948, p6-7
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14624
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Despite the fact that comparatively few people today have ever heard of him, George Moses Horton, a slave, was one of the most remarkable literary figures North Carolina has ever known.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 50, May 1946, p8
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15661
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Walser says \"that all any county history can do is to put down as many facts as possible, make them readable, then supply an index.\" Presently, one-third of the state's one hundred counties have a published history. Walser reviews some of the published ones and provides a partial list and date of publication.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 15, Dec 1955, p14, 23
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16352
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Several folk cures were discovered at the North Carolina Division of Archives and History among the private papers of John Ashworth of Buncombe County. They include cures for dropsy, scald head, and cancer.
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16446
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The ubiquitous and innumerable weekly newspapers of the antebellum South are, as often as not, rich storehouses of folk humor, much of it original material acquired from oral sources and set down by editors and correspondents. Such a humorous niche was filled by Jemmy Critus for the CHARLOTTE JOURNAL.
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16471
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Of all the survivals of folk celebrations in North Carolina, non none excites more curiosity and interest than Old Christmas at Rodanthe on Hatteras Island. Though the customary December date is now recognized and honored in the typical, expected fashion, the Rodanthians have not abandoned the custom of their forefathers in signalizing January 5 as the \"real\" Christmas.
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16489
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Among the short-lived but delightful antebellum newspapers with a marked penchant for humor was the RASP, published in Raleigh during 1841 and 1842. Although a small paper, it had a wide circulation with numerous readers.
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16511
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The legends revolving around the origin of the word \"Tar Heel\" are numerous. The two most frequently cited yarns come from explanations in Clark's NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENTS (1901) and in Creecy's GRANDFATHER'S TALES OF NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY (1901).
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16839
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In North Carolina, 20th-century writers began to explore popular genres inclding murder mysteries and science fiction. Murder mystery were initially popular in the western portion of the state, but quickly spread when authors such as James Hay, Jr., Dorothy Ogburn, and Tom Wicker began writing them. Science fiction and its sub-genre fantasy also became, and the state's greatest contributor to this literary area was Manly Wade Wellman who drew inspiration from ballads, folklore, and place names of western North Carolina.
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16851
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William Joseph Peele was a Raleigh lawyer and devoted citizen to the state. Peele was a native of Northampton County, born 1855, and attended Chapel Hill where he studied the classics. His greatest accomplishment was founding the Watauga Club in May 1884, an organization dedicated improving the state's educational system and economic standing.
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20197
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This article looks at the history and content of the first novel written by a resident of North Carolina with North Carolina as the setting entitled \"Eoneguski, or, the Cherokee Chief: A Tale of Past Wars. By An American,\" by Robert Strange in 1839. Some reprints of relevant letters as well as biographical information on Strange are included.
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20209
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Although typically remembered as the first superintendent of common schools in North Carolina, Calvin Henderson Wiley was part of a small group of determined North Carolinians who established a state literature.
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20216
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This article concludes another piece from July, 1954 that looks at the push for a common literature of North Carolina through the letters of its most staunch promoter, Calvin Henderson Wiley.
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