Literature

Literature
Almanacs
by Powell, William S. In early North Carolina an almanac and a Bible were often the only publications owned by a family. North Carolina residents relied on almanacs for information on such things as planting seasons, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Antebellum Literature
by Sparrow, W. Keats. Views through Pen and Ink: North Carolina's Antebellum Literature Records an Era By W. Keats Sparrow Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 1996. Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)
Arator
by Anderson, Jean B. Arator, or the Plowman, was an agricultural periodical published monthly by its editor Thomas J. Lemay from 1855 to 1857. Lemay had been prevailed on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Atticus
by Rankin, Richard. Atticus was the pseudonym employed by the author of a scathing, 4,500-word letter printed on the front page of the 7 Nov. 1771 issue of the Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg). Atticus accused North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library
by Brown, Joe Exum. Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library in High Point is considered to be one of the largest and most comprehensive furniture publications libraries in the world. Founded in 1970, the collection and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Black and African American North Carolina Award Winners
by . The North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor, was established by the General Assembly in 1961 and the first award-winners were honored in 1964. Artist Romare Bearden was the first [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)
Book Publishing
by DiNome, William G., Ansley, John F. The growth of book publishing in North Carolina came late relative to other states, primarily because of the state's early agricultural economy. Most books owned in colonial North Carolina were [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Broadsides
by Powell, William S. Broadsides, or broadsheets, single sheets of paper with printed text on one or both sides, were used in England as early as 1575 to communicate various kinds of information. The earliest known [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Business Directories
by Williams, Wiley J., Kenzer, Robert C. Business directories have been published in North Carolina since the beginning of the nineteenth century. Many extant directories provide a valuable contemporary portrait of the business community of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Carnegie Libraries
by McGrath, Eileen. Between 1886 and 1923, industrialist Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie Corporation donated funds for more than 1,600 public library buildings in the United States. Ten of those libraries were [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Civil War Rosters
by Williams, Wiley J., Jordan, Weymouth T., Jr. Civil War Rosters by Weymouth T. Jordan Jr. and Wiley J. Williams, 2006 A Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States, by Confederate veteran John Wheeler Moore, was an [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Clansman, The
by Faulkner, Ronnie W. The Clansman, a novel recounting the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the so-called redemption of the South by the Ku Klux Klan, was written by North Carolina author Thomas Dixon Jr. (1864-1946) and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Clark's Regimental Histories
by Powell, William S. "Clark's Regimental Histories" is the popular title for the five-volume Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-1865, edited by Walter Clark and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Colonial and State Records
by Cain, Robert J. The basic documents of North Carolina's history from 1662 to 1790 were reproduced in two state-sponsored publications, the Colonial Records of North Carolina and the State Records of North Carolina. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Conversion Narratives
by Mazzocchi, Jay. From colonial times, many North Carolinians have felt compelled to record the events and emotions surrounding their religious journeys. Most conversion narratives, autobiographical accounts of often [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Creed of a Rioter
by Whichard, Willis P. "Creed of a Rioter" was a political essay penned by James Iredell in the fall of 1776. Iredell's earlier essays had attacked Britain's wrongdoings in dealing with the American colonies. The colonies, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
David Walker's Appeal
by Hunter, Crystal. Born in Wilmington, N.C. in 1785, to a free mother and an enslaved father, David Walker, although deemed free by law, was no stranger to the “avaricious” (a term he uses throughout the Appeal to [...] (from NCpedia.)
Davis, James
by Elliott, Robert N., Jr. James Davis, north Carolina's first printer, was born in Virginia. The exact location of his birth is not known, but in 1745 he was living in Williamsburg. He probably learned his trade under William [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Dickins, John
by Carroll, Grady L. E., Sr. John Dickins, Methodist clergyman and pioneer book agent, was born to John and Elizabeth Aston Dickins in London. Educated there and, according to tradition, at Eton, he became "well acquainted with [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Dred
by Inscoe, John C. Dred, published in 1856, was Harriet Beecher Stowe's much-anticipated sequel to Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in which she sought to further fan the flames of antislavery sentiment. The book was a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Durant Bible
by Powell, William S. Durant Bible by William S. Powell, 2006 See also: Durant (Durand, Duren), George; Durant (Duren), John; Durant (Durand, Duren), Ann Marwood The Durant Bible, printed in London in 1599, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Everett, Mary: The End Of The Century Book Club
by Cecelski, David S. Mary Everett belongs to one of the state's oldest book clubs, the End of the Century Book Club in Greenville. For its 100th anniversary celebration last year, Everett studied the club's minutes, [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)
Federal Writers' Project
by Hill, Michael. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), a New Deal program that from 1935 to 1942 hired unemployed newspapermen, librarians, historians, novelists, and poets, was a component of the Works Progress [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Fiction Part 1: Humanizing History: Pioneers of North Carolina Fiction
by Mitchell, Ted, McFee, Philip, McFee, Michael, McMillan, Douglas J. Fiction by Philip McFee and Ted Mitchell, 2006; Revised October 2022; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, June 2023 Additional research provided by Michael McFee and Douglas J. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Fiction Part 2: North Carolina Writers in the Early to Mid-Twentieth Century
by Mitchell, Ted, McFee, Philip, McFee, Michael, McMillan, Douglas J. As the twentieth century dawned, North Carolina fiction writers continued to weave impressive historical narratives, often throwing light on the distressing political, racial, and personal divisions [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
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