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Orig. pub. New York 1888. Reprinted 1974. Print on Demand Edition 2015. (ii), xvi, 344 pp., map, index In his trilogy about the men who settled the Old Southwest, the author develops the thesis that these men, under the leadership of John Sevier, Isaac Shelby, and James Robertson, not only planted a civilization beyond the Alleghenies but exerted an important influence in shaping the ultimate destinies of this country. Two of these men, Sevier and Shelby, during the Revolution helped thwart the British plan to envelop and crush the Southern Colonies and then helped turn the tide of the Revolution at the Battle of King's Mountain. Acting together after the Revolution, the three men frustrated Spain's design to weaken the Union by creating a separate republic between the Allegheny Mountains and the Mississippi River. Had that plan been successful, it would have kept the vast region beyond the Mississippi a Spanish province. This work is the third and concluding volume of Gilmore's trilogy about… Read More

Orig. pub. Charleston 1822. Reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. xi, 460 pp. The author, an aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene during the Revolution, edited and arranged these remembrances and anecdotes. Essentially, the book is a collection of sketches of the lives and activities of over 150 individuals during the Revolution. Included are articles on commanders, officers, soldiers killed in the war in the South, survivors of the Revolution, officers and soldiers of Lee's Legion, distinguished characters in civil life, the clergy, the French allies, naval officers, ladies on both sides, British officers, and general suffering and hardships of the troops and civilian population. While the book concentrates on people and events in South Carolina, there is material pertaining to North Carolina and Georgia, as well as other parts of the country. The book provides an interesting expression of the image of the American Revolution expressed during the 19th century and is a valuable document… Read More

Orig. pub. 1935. Reprinted 1977, 1982, 2000, 2002, 2004. Print on Demand Edition 2008. 714 pp., new index + illus. This basic history of Haywood County from 1808 to 1935 is particularly valuable to genealogists, containing as it does over 350 pages of records and biographical information about seventy families and a comprehensive genealogical index prepared for this reprint edition. Also included is general historical information under the following chapter headings: Situation and Topography; Early Settlements; Location of the County Seat; Haywood County Indians; Haywood County in War; In the Pursuit of Peace; War's Alarms; Last Days of the War; Since the Civil War; Pioneers Who Laid the Foundations; Patriots Who Assisted; Haywood County by Townships; Agricultural and Industrial Development; The Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Schools and Churches; Haywood County in the World War; Thirty Years of the Twentieth Century; Haywood County in Song and Story. Familes included in the genealogical… Read More

Orig. pub. Philadelphia 1824. Reprinted 1975. Print on Demand Edition 2019. (vi), 511, xlvii pp. Henry Lee published this work in response to aspersions cast upon his father, "Light Horse" Harry Lee, by chroniclers of the American Revolution, in particular Justice William Johnson of South Carolina. Notwithstanding the son's obvious bias, the volume is a standard source for the history of the Revolution in the South. The author covers background events in the life of General Nathanael Greene, and stresses heavily the activities of Lee in South Carolina, at Guilford Court House, in overall relation to the Southern Strategy, at Augusta, at Eutaw Springs, and at John's Island. The Appendix contains correspondence between Washington, Greene, Lafayette, Lee, and others and is especially revealing as to the character of the officers involved and the concerns of some over the necessity of maintaining the public morale.

Orig. pub. Baltimore 1894. Reprinted 1971, 1992. Print on Demand Edition 2009. 136 pp. The North Carolina coast in the colonial period furnished a haven for pirates, for its inlets and islands enabled those overly romanticized brigands, who preyed on the extensive shipping industry of Charleston, South Carolina, to escape pursuit. Drawn from colonial records and legislation, this book gives an authentic presentation of the pirate problem as it confronted not only North Carolina but also South Carolina and to a certain extent Virginia. One in a series of monographs under the auspices of Johns Hopkins University and the general editorship of Herbert Baxter Adams, this volume remains a standard source for those interested in both the glamour and the social consequences of piracy The author examines how the pirates arose, how they were regarded by the colonists and English authorities, how they affected life and commerce, and how they were exterminated. This presentation is enlivened with accounts of two… Read More

Orig. pub. Raleigh 1920. Reprinted 1973. Print on Demand Edition 2010. (vi), 434 pp., map, index This is an account of the efforts of Baron Christoph von Graffenried, along with a partner, to settle a colony of German Palatines and Swiss in 1710 on the tongue of land he acquired between the Trent and Neuse rivers. It would be called New Bern in honor of his native home in Bern, Switzerland. The first one hundred pages of text is a substantive historical introduction by Editor Todd. That essay is followed by von Graffenried's own account in German with an English translation and parts of his French text and translation that differ from the German. The colonists could not have come at a more unfortunate time and von Graffenried's utmost efforts could do little to relieve the situation. The province was in the midst of internal strife and this trouble was barely settled before the Tuscarora Indian War broke out. Finally, in desperation, von Graffenried went to Virginia to try to arrange for their… Read More

Orig. pub. Raleigh 1914. Reprinted 1973, 1974 from 1916 second ed.. Print on Demand Edition 2010. xii, 732 pp. + maps, index As a local history, this book fulfills its mission of recounting all essential facts and events in the development of the Cape Fear and Wilmington, North Carolina, area. James Sprunt served on a blockade runner during the Civil War and later became one of the wealthiest residents of Wilmington. He was also a much respected historian of the Cape Fear region and his Chronicles is widely recognized as the definitive history of this region. He covers the Cape Fear Indians, exploration and settlement, colonial plantations, social conditions, the growth of Wilmington as a city, river and harbor improvements, railroads, and biographical sketches of Confederate heroes. Over one-third of the book deals with Cape Fear pilots and blockade running making a substantial contribution to the naval and economic history of this region during the Civil War. Reviews have cited this book as "a… Read More

Orig. pub. Greenville 1897. Reprinted 1959, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1977. Print on Demand Edition 2010. (viii), iv, 364, viii, 373-396, illus., maps Upper South Carolinians who risked their lives and fortunes in the Revolutionary War faced neighbors who had remained loyal to the Crown and hostile Cherokee Indians. The British were instrumental in stirring up the Cherokees, who occupied land now comprising Greenville, Anderson, Pickens, and Oconee counties. A major campaign against the Indians was fought by upper South Carolinians, Georgians, western North Carolinians, and Tennesseans within the framework of the Revolution. These and many other facts of the early history of the South Carolina Upcountry are detailed in this classic work on the Colonial period and Revolutionary War campaigns in the Upcountry. The book covers the Upper South Carolina governmental organization at the beginning of the Revolution and goes on to detail the battles in the region. Chapters are devoted to the battles of Cowpens,… Read More

Orig. pub. Raleigh NC 1890. Reprinted 1973. Print on Demand Edition 2021. (ii), (iv), 242 pp. Gen. Hugh Waddell was a leading colonial and military official in North Carolina during the French and Indian War. This book, written by his great-grandson, Alfred Moore Waddell, gives much detail of his activities during the progress of the French and Indian War in the Southern colonies. While concentrating on North Carolina, there is information on his involvement in Virginia and South Carolina as well. His important role in resisting the landing of stamps during the Stamp Act crisis in 1765 is described in full. He also took part in leading troops against the Regulators but then later was critical of Governor Tryon for his harsh treatment in dealing with the rebels. Waddell died at an early age but he is still an important figure for his pre-Revolutionary activities. He was born in Lisburn, County Down, Ireland, the son of Hugh and Isabella Brown Waddell, both of Scots-Irish ancestry. He married Mary… Read More

Orig. pub. New York 1920. Reprinted 1974. Print on Demand Edition 2010. xxiv, 395 pp. + illus., maps, index This is the story of the pioneers in the region of the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky during the second half of the eighteenth century. Topics covered are: the migration of the settlers into North Carolina; the cradle of westward expansion; the back country and the border; the Indian wars; the land companies; Daniel Boone in Kentucky; the regulators; the Watauga settlement in Tennessee; Dunsmore's War; Transylvania; the colonization of the Cumberland; King's Mountain; the state of Franklin; and statehood. A useful bibliographical note is included.

Orig. pub. New York and Columbia SC, 1853, 1855, 1857. Reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. The set, 3 vols. This collection of letters and papers relating to the Revolution in South Carolina is the result of 25 years of collecting by the editor, Robert W. Gibbes, a physician, newspaper editor, politician, and historian of Columbia, South Carolina. They cover the years 1764 through 1782. While the material is primarily concerning South Carolina, there is ample mention of individuals and activities in neighboring states as well as the entire Southern campaign. The usefulness of the original material is greatly enhanced by the inclusion of new indexes for the volumes in this reprint edition. The first volume concerns mainly William Henry Drayton; the others contain military correspondence, a good portion of which is letters between Francis Marion and various other officers and officials. These volumes present valuable primary source material about the Revolution and about men and events of… Read More

Orig. pub. New York, 1857. Reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. Vol. 2, xii, 304 pp., index

Orig. pub. Columbia SC, 1853. Reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. Vol. 3, xv, 298 pp., index

Orig. pub. New York, 1855, reprinted 1972. Print on Demand Edition 2019. Vol. 1, xi, 303 pp., index

Vol. 1, (ii), (xiv), 348 pp.

Orig. pub. London 1779. Reprinted 1962, 1971. Print on Demand Edition 2015. The set Dr. Alexander Hewatt (or Hewat) is known as the first historian of South Carolina and is best known for this two-volume work. He was a Presbyterian minister in Charleston from 1763 to 1777. Not sympathetic with the Patriot cause, he returned to England in 1775 but remained interested in South Carolina until his death in 1828. While the books are primarily South Carolina material with a strong Charleston and lowcountry emphasis, he also devotes considerable space to Virginia, North Carolina as a part of the Carolinas colony, and Georgia, in particular in Volume II. His history includes observations of the peoples of the area, accounts of slaves and the institution of slavery, and accounts of the Indians. He pays due attention to agriculture and economics in the colony. In his discussion of political events, he was obviously biased against the Proprietors and the Anglican Church but for the Royal government and the… Read More

Vol. 2 (ii), (x), 330 pp.

Orig. pub. Charleston 1809. Reprinted 1959-60, 1968, 1971 from 1858 ed.. Print on Demand Edition 2009. The set This two-volume history of South Carolina, written by a Charleston physician, legislator, and one of the first historians of the state, covers the events of South Carolina history from 1670 to 1808. The first volume is the more historical one with much of the volume dealing with the Revolution. The second volume is valuable for its social and economic history, statistical accounts, and biographical sketches. Volume 1 deals with civil history - an account of the proprietary government from 1670 to 1719 and the royal government from 1720 to 1776 - and military history from 1670 to 1776, including contests with the Spanish, the Indians, and pirates in addition to its coverage of the Revolution. Volume 2 is topical in organization. The author discusses South Carolina history in terms of medical, ecclesiastical, legal, fiscal, agricultural, commercial, scientific, artistic, and literary events.… Read More

Orig. pub. Fayetteville, NC, 1858. Reprinted 1961, 1966, 1969. Print on Demand Edition 2016. 591 pp., illus., maps

Orig. pub. Fayetteville, NC, 1857-58. Reprinted 1961, 1966, 1969. Print on Demand Edition 2016. the set Francis L. Hawks was born in New Bern, NC. He was a lawyer, Episcopal priest, and college president. According to the late North Carolina historian, Dr. Hugh T. Lefler, "He had the broadest scholarship and literary attainments of any of the nineteenth-century North Carolina historians. . . .his two-volume history is of high quality, scholarly, original, and according to a competent contemporary reviewer remarkably sound and accurate." Volume One reprints many rare and valuable documents including the Raleigh charter of 1584, Barlowe's narrative, the account of the Grenville expedition, and Thomas Hariot's narrative, all dealing with the four separate expeditions (1584-1590) sent out by Sir Walter Raleigh to settle "Virginia." Although these expeditions ended up on the North Carolina coast, they helped lay the groundwork for the first permanent settlement at Jamestown twenty years later. Hawks's… Read More