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The Tar Heel State: A History of North Carolina
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In the last three decades North Carolina has witnessed a remarkable growth in population, economic development, and political importance, and it now ranks as the tenth most populous state in the Union. The Tar Heel State: A History of North Carolina constitutes the most comprehensive and inclusive singlevolume chronicle of the states storied past to date, culminating with an attentive look at recent events that have transformed North Carolina into a southern megastate.The first such volume in more than two decades, Milton Readys work offers a distinctive view of the states history that integrates tales of famous pioneers, statesmen, soldiers, farmers, captains of industry, and community leaders with more marginalized voices, including those of Native Americans, African Americans, and women. Ready gives readers a view of North Carolina that encompasses perspectives from the coast, tobacco road, the Piedmont, and the mountains.Ready revisits dramatic struggles of the American Revolution and Civil War, the early history of Cherokees, the rise of industrial mills, and the changes wrought by modern informationbased technologies since 1970. Mixing spirited anecdotes and illustrative statistics, Ready describes the rich Native American culture found by John White in 1585, the chartered chaos of North Carolinas proprietary settlement, and the chronic distrust of government that grew out of settlement patterns and the colonys early political economy. He challenges the perception of relaxed intellectualism attributed to the Rip van Winkle state, the notion that slavery was a benign institution in North Carolina, and the commonly accepted interpretation of Reconstruction in the state. Ready also discusses how the suffrage movement pushed North Carolina into a hesitant twentiethcentury progressivism.In perhaps his most significant contribution to North Carolinas historical record, Ready continues his narrative past the benchmark of World War II and into the twentyfirst century. From the civil rights struggle to the building of research triangles, triads, and parks, Ready recounts the events that have fueled North Carolinas accelerated development in recent years and the many challenges that have accompanied such rapid growth.
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