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36475
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The author gives the reasons WWI started and how North Carolina felt about the war.
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36478
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The author gives the story of Kiffin Yates Rockwell, of Asheville who was the first American to volunteer for French service in WWI. He was a part of the American Escadrille (squadron of pilots) and was the first member of his unit and the first American pilot to shoot down an enemy plane.
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36479
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The author details how North Carolina joined the war effort and how it contributed to the war.
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4.Boot Camp in Charlotte by Perzel, Edward S. Tar Heel Junior Historian Vol. 32 Issue 2, Spring 1993
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36481
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The author gives a history of the creation of Camp Greene, Charlotte, NC in 1917.
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36484
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The author discusses Germans caught on American soil when the War started. They were interned in a camp built around Mountain Park Hotel at Hot Springs, Madison Co., NC.
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36485
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The author talks about moving soldiers from North Carolina to France on troop ships. He describes their hardships, training and trench warfare.
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36487
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The author gives details about the advanced weapons used in WWI and the terrible toll it took on the lives of soldiers in battle.
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36489
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The author uses letters from North Carolina soldiers to describe what it was like fighting on the Western Front.
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36490
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The author discusses the poor equipment and untrained medical staff and procedures in trench warfare in WWI.
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36492
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The author talks about how the Spanish Flu affected the troops and the entire State of North Carolina in October and November 1918.
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36493
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The author talks about the experiences of a Red Cross worker from North Carolina who was assigned to work with children in France in 1917.
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36496
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The author talks about how the Germans contacted President Woodrow Wilson asking for peace. Gen. John J. Pershing didn’t want an armistice, but wanted a forced surrender and Germany admitting defeat. The author uses the memories of North Carolinians in the war to recall the rumors of peace and the harsh ending of the war.
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36497
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The authors give a basic overview of the Civil Rights movement.
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36498
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The author gives a detailed history of politics in North Carolina, a timeline of legal actions, changing issues and the struggle for civil rights.
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36500
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The author discusses the problems of desegregation in North Carolina. There was also the problem of Indian schools. African American communities, who first supported the desegregation of schools, later began to segregate themselves by choice.
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