Record #:

21309

Author(s):

Price, Charles L.

Abstract:

It is a common thought that after the Civil War, Southern railroads could not have been repaired to working condition without the help of the Union Army. The railroads of North Carolina needed only minor repairs to assist in a temporary military occupation. Within six months after the conflict, the Army conducted no maintenance work at all and left the rails in worse condition that when they found them.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 3, July 1976, p243-264 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Reconstruction (1865-1877)--North Carolina

Record #:

21310

Author(s):

Mitchell, Memory F.

Abstract:

If a deceased North Carolina slaveholder wanted to free their slaves in their will and send them to Liberia, there was often little resistance in having these wishes carried out. In the event of legal heirs contesting the wills and requests for freedom, it was often taken to the North Carolina Supreme Court for judgment. The American Colonization Society was often legally involved on the behalf of the slaves to be freed.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 3, July 1976, p265-287 , il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

American Colonization Society

Record #:

21311

Author(s):

Malone, Elmer Taylor, Jr.

Abstract:

In his 1873 novel 'Sea Gift', author Edwin Wiley Fuller depicted student and city life in Chapel Hill, North Carolina between 1843 and 1868. In 'Sea Gift', Fuller examines love, dueling, pride, freshman hazing and the distinction between social classes in the book. Though viewed favorably by most reviewers, the book never received widespread accolade.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 3, July 1976, p288-302 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Authors; Fuller, Edwin W., 1847-1876

Record #:

21312

Author(s):

Weeks, Charles J.

Abstract:

The New Deal of the 1930s that impacted Indian society was designed to correct the erroneous policies of the previous 50 years. Despite its best attempts, it failed to have a significant impact on the Cherokee of western North Carolina. The infusion of public money weakened the tribe's economic foothold as members were discouraged from farming and cultural handicraft.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 3, July 1976, p303-319 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

New Deal, 1933-1939; Cherokee Indians--History