Presents a comprehensive social history of North Carolina by focusing on dozens of historic sites and the lives of ordinary people who lived and worked nearby.

The North Carolina barrier islands, a 325-mile-long string of narrow sand islands that forms the coast of North Carolina, are one of the most beloved areas to l

Natives and Newcomers: The Way We Lived in North Carolina before 1770

Some of us understand place in terms of family and community, landscape, or even the weather. For others, the idea of place becomes more distinct and particular

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