Encyclopedia Of North Carolina

An informative compendium, the Encyclopedia of North Carolina is abundantly illustrated with nearly 400 photographs and maps."--BOOK JACKET.

Volume 4: Myth, manners, and memory. This volume addresses the cultural, social, and intellectual terrain of myth, manners, and historical memory in the American South. Evaluating how a distinct southern identity has been created, recreated, and performed through memories that blur the line between fact and fiction, this volume paints a broad, multihued picture of the region seen through the lenses of belief and cultural practice.

With nearly 2,000 entries and 520 illustrations, this comprehensive reference surveys the history and culture of the Palmetto State from A to Z, mountains to coast, and prehistory to the present.

The Encyclopedia of North Carolina contains detailed information on States: Symbols and Designations, Geography, Archaeology, State History, Local History on individual cities, towns and counties, Chronology of Historic Events in the State, Profiles of Governors, Political Directory, State Constitution, Bibliography of books about the state and an Index.

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Norton, c1977. With a new preface and concluding chapter by the author.

North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History

Encyclopedia of South Carolina Indians details the history, biographies and treaties of Native American tribes living in South Carolina and the surrounding regions.