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Facsimiles of miscellaneous letters, documents, and publications, ranging in date from 1799 to 1947, and relating to people, places, events, and businesses in Wilkes County, N.C.
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Page : 484 pages
File Size : 35,85 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Wilkes County (N.C.)
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Facsimiles of miscellaneous letters, documents, and publications, ranging in date from 1799 to 1947, and relating to people, places, events, and businesses in Wilkes County, N.C.
Author : Fay Byrd
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 29,52 MB
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0557492440
Wilkes County, North Carolina was formed in 1778. It possesses a rich history, as it has been home to Native Americans, intrepid explorers like Christopher Gist and Daniel Boone, wartime heroes like Benjamin Cleveland and General James B. Gordon, and well-known scoundrels like Tom Dooley and Otto Wood. Over the years, Wilkes produced timber, moonshine, tobacco, NASCAR, Lowe's Home Improvement, and Americana music. This comprehensive history of the county explores the development of one of the most beautiful and interesting areas of the United States. Drawn from the local history collection of Wilkes Community College, local newspapers, and personal accounts, this book will entertain visitors and long-time residents alike. For more information, contact Dr. Fay Byrd at Wilkes Community College at (336) 838-6114.This is the black and white edition.
Author : James Larkin Pearson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 2010-08-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0557537045
The memoirs of James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981), the second Poet Laureate of North Carolina. Born in a crude cabin atop Wilkes County's Berry Mountain, James Larkin Pearson was determined to become a poet. He had little formal education, and spent his early years in farming and carpentry. Pearson said he "Worked on the farm till I was 21 years old. Many of my poems were composed as I went about my work on the farm. I always carried my notebook and pencil to the field with me, and as I trudged between the plow-handles in the hot sunshine, my mind was busy working out a poem."In addition to his poetry, Mr. Pearson published The Fool-Killer a successful newspaper that acquired a circulation of some 5,000 readers.On August 4, 1953, Governor William B. Umstead appointed Pearson as the North Carolina Poet Laureate of the State. He held this post until his death, on August 27, 1981.
Author : Ivan Ernest Bass
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Page : 621 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 1965
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Page : 652 pages
File Size : 26,69 MB
Release : 1986
Category : North Carolina
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Page : 730 pages
File Size : 29,53 MB
Release : 1813
Category : Great Britain
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Author : Edward Waller Claypole
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Page : 28 pages
File Size : 25,49 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Fossils
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Author : Ivan Ernest Bass
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Page : 641 pages
File Size : 14,21 MB
Release : 2010-06
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ISBN : 9780740467523
Author : Great Britain. Parliament
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Page : 732 pages
File Size : 47,25 MB
Release : 1813
Category : Great Britain
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament
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Page : 726 pages
File Size : 40,65 MB
Release : 1813
Category : Great Britain
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