Offers an engaging journey through four centuries of North Carolina life. This anthology draws on a wealth of sources - histories, biographies, diaries, novels, short stories, newspapers, and magazines - to show how North Carolina's rich history and remarkable literary achievements cut across economic and racial lines in often surprising ways.

This splendid anthology offers an engaging journey through four centuries of North Carolina life. It draws on a wealth of sources--histories, biographies, diaries, novels, short stories, newspapers, and magazines--to show how North Carolinas rich history and remarkable literary achievements cut across economic and racial lines in often surprising ways.