North Carolina: A History

by William Powell and William S. Powell

Book Overview

A leading authority on the people and events that have shaped North Carolina over four centuries, Powell here provides a sharply drawn overall history of the state for general readers. In twelve chapters this volume traces North Carolina's history from England's initial efforts to found a colony in America in the sixteenth century to uncertain and often-turbulent times as the final quarter of the twentieth century approached.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807842192
• ISBN13: 9780807842195
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Summary, a bit out of date, but still good

This short history of North Carolina is a selective history, told from a very summary level, but that's not a criticism as much as simply a general observation. It's a very rapid read, and a well-written concise history. It's meant for the general reader, and is not intended to be a scholarly work, per se. The first three quarters of the text are dedicated to the period before the Civil War, and the colonial period gets extensive treatment, particularly the details of foundation. There's very little here about the Civil War at all, and even less about modern North Carolina. I would call this a history of "Old North Carolina." Powell's narrative style is lovely.

Great facts but the photographs are outdated

I thought the book gave very detailed facts and important information about our great state and the people in it. The photographs are old, but it is actuallt kind of neat to see people and cars from the sixties. It is also interesting to compare our view of North Carolina now with the view of NC from the sixties.