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Record #:
7860
Author(s):
Spach, John Thom
Abstract:
The schooner PRIDE OF BALTIMORE sank in 1985, and the Pusaski, in 1838. The two disasters have something in common: Each disaster united a couple who became stranded at sea. The couples vowed to wed if they survived. Sun-burned, starved, and exhausted, both couples were indeed rescued and later wed.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 10, Mar 1987, p20-21, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Shipwrecks--Anecdotes; Marriage--Anecdotes
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Record #:
16473
Author(s):
Anderson, John Q.
Abstract:
Courtship and marriage customs in North Carolina in the 1840s are humorously and vividly described by an unknown contributor in a series of three letters to the SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, the New York weekly which published popular humor in the middle decades of the 19th-century. These letters emphasize the significance in community life of birth, marriage, and death.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Dec 1962, p1-8
Subject(s):
Marriage--Anecdotes
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Record #:
31614
Author(s):
Howell, Margaret
Abstract:
Dr. David Knox, a sociologist and associate professor at East Carolina University, discusses his research on marriage, counseling, and modern family life. He also discusses current marital trends in North Carolina and a behavioral contract approach to keeping couples happy.
Source:
Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 8 Issue 3, Mar 1976, p14-15, il, por
Subject(s):
Marital status; Marriage--Anecdotes; Sociology; East Carolina University--Sociology
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