It Happened in North Carolina

by Scotti Kent

From the search for a lost colony to the filming of a television drama in Wilmington, the twenty-seven episodes presented in It Happened in North Carolina will take readers of all ages on a lively... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560449667
• ISBN13: 9781560449669
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Interesting Even For Non-NC Residents

In this collection, Scotti Kent really makes history come alive. I love historical fiction because it can be both entertaining and educational, and this book is much the same---except that these stories are true! I always thought of pirates as those dreaded marauders of the Mediterranean and Asia; who knew they were a menace back in the day here in the good 'ol U.S. of A. too? And as a Californian, I'm very familiar with the California gold rush but had no idea N.C. was once a gold rush mecca as well. The story of the '42 Rose Bowl in Durham following the attack on Pearl Harbor also came as a surprise to this native of Los Angeles. Interesting, amusing and informative.

North Carolina Gold

IT HAPPENED IN NORTH CAROLINA by Scotti Kent (Cohn) is a fascinating telling of American history specific to our 12th state, North Carolina. It is filled with vignettes about patriots, pirates, Native Americans, early settlers, gold rushers, regulators, Unionists, U-boats, and stock car racers. In its pages one will find stories about Jefferson Davis, the Rose Bowl, the Wright brothers, Babe Ruth, and four black freshmen who practiced civil disobedience. From "the people of one fire" in 1250 C.E. to the filming of Dawson's Creek in Wilmington, NC in the late 1990s, the Old North State has some interesting history which has been captured here in a friendly, accessible style for readers of all ages. Carefully researched and imaginatively told, these twenty-seven short episodes will be quickly devoured and leave one wanting more. The book also has a potpourri of interesting North Carolina facts, e.g., North Carolinians declared their freedom from British rule more than a year before the Declaration of Independence was crafted by Thomas Jefferson, and Carolina was taken from "Carolus", the Latin word for Charles, named after England's King Charles I. Also check out Disasters and Heroic Rescues of North Carolina: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival (Disasters Series) by the same author. Charlie Maze May, 2008

second printing

As the author, I am pleased to announce that this book is being reprinted by the publisher. Its continued high sales are a testimony to its value and popularity with readers.

A Taste of Home

As a native North Carolinian, I particularly enjoyed reading about pirate Jean Lafitte who retired under an assumed name and lived out his life in peace and anonymity in Lincoln County, just two blocks from my homeplace. These are stories that I have heard recounted many times, and Kent tells them here with a freshness that makes them come alive.