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In 1898, Wilmington, N.C. was a shining example of what a Southern city could be, with a thriving majority-Black population made up of not justlaborers, but also a strong professional and middle class. But when the Fusion movement of the 1890s delivered big wins for Republican candidatesacross the state, Democrats began plotting to retake power - even if it meant violence to do it. It all came to a head in an insurrection on November 10, 1898, when armed white supremacists took to the streets. When it was over, hundreds of Blacks had been disposessed and run out of town, a legally elected government had been overthrown in the only successful coup d'etat in U.S. history, and African Americans had been killed in the streets in untold numbers. This is that story.

North Carolina and the Cape Fear have a vivid history that stretches for more than four centuries. Early explorers, Native America nations, pirates, Redcoats and Patriots, Billy Yanks and Johnny Rebs, U-Boats and Space Shuttle astronauts - the Tar Heel State can claim it all! In the pages of Carolina Chronicles Magazine (formerly Coastal Chronicles Magazine), we tell those stories - true, factually accurate, and written as a storyteller would - to share the fascinating people and events of North Carolina's storied past. IN this volume, you will find stories about: Tar Heel doughboys in World War I; the clash at Fort Dobbs in the French & Indian War; a floating theater that brought Broadway to secluded coastal communities; a firsthand account of the fall of Fort Fisher; what sharecropping was like in Depression-era North Carolina; and much, much more!

Native North Carolinian and UNC graduate Captain Wilbur Jones grew up in World War II Wilmington, incubating a lifelong devotion to country, themilitary, and history, launching rewarding careers in the Navy and federal service...assisting Presidents Nixon and Ford and 2 Congressmen...sportsofficiating...writing and speaking...and preserving WWII history. This lively, colorful, entertaining book about a multi-dimensional working-life's journey informs through character vignettes, storytelling, and lesser-known facts (inside the 1972 and 1976 presidential campaigns, and advancing Ford's trips). Attributing successfully reaching "mountaintops" to parental foundations in core values, commitment, and the credo: Never Give Up!, Jonesrecognizes his failures and foibles, often jesting. Achievements include: UNC varsity lacrosse and soccer player; 28 years of Navy duty, 41 with the Defense Department; author of 19 books; professional NCAA baseball umpire and basketball referee; leader of national WWII history preservation project; global WWII battlefield tour leader; director of Nixon's New Hampshire re-election campaign; and Ford's White House assistant and advance representative. Jones avoids esoteric world views, palace intrigue, overreaching judgments, and current national issues or politics. Let's just make this an enjoyable read, he says.

Between 1664-1667, Barbadians led by John Vassall and Puritans from Massachusetts established plantations stretching as far as 60 miles along what was then called the Charles River, until neglect by the Lords Proprietors, distractions on the world stage, and a competing settlement doomed the efforts of the hundreds of souls who worked to build the first English outpost below the Albemarle. This is their story.

La Vere weaves the mesmerizing tale of the Dare Stones in with the equally dramatic and mysterious tale of Raleigh's lost settlers on Roanoke, to weave an absorbing tale.

In 1854, and again in 1856, Rev. Caruthers published a compilation of stories that spotlighted the bravery, sacrifices, and viciousness that were a part of life for North Carolinians during the Revolutionary War. The original has been long out of print, but this newly illustrated edition tells the stories of the men and women who paid for American liberty with their blood and sacrifice.

In 1854, and again in 1856, Rev. Caruthers published a compilation of stories that spotlighted the bravery, sacrifices, and viciousness that were a part of life for North Carolinians during the Revolutionary War. The original has been long out of print, but this newly illustrated edition tells the stories of the men and women who paid for American liberty with their blood and sacrifice.

Hairr tells the stories of those who have matched wits with these great beasts of the deep off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Blockade runner, businessman, historian and philanthropist--James Sprunt led a remarkable life. This edition combines two of Sprunt's most popular but hard-to-find books about the Cape Fear region.

Cooke's 10 years of research has resulted in a picture of Wilmington, North Carolina, that more closely resembles the Wild West's Dodge City than it does some genteel antebellum city.

Norris brings to life all of the suspense and drama of Potter's Raid--a little-known episode of North Carolina's Civil War past.

Based on eyewitness accounts--many never before published--and including journals, diaries, military reports, archaeological studies, and family histories, this volume is the story of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear during the Revolution.

In 1993-1994, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources' Underwater Archaeology Unit teamed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a comprehensive survey of Cape Fear River. The volume has been enhanced with more than 250 photos, illustrations, and maps.

Francis Marion was one of the most colorful heroes of the American Revolution. In this memoir, written by a man who served with Marion, the icon of America's war for independence is fully revealed.

Benson Lossing's original two-volume work, published in 1850, has been edited to reflect the Revolutionary War in Virginia and Maryland.

Major General Jacob Dolson Cox died before his memoir was published in 1900, but his account of his Civil War service made for an important addition to the story of the war, from someone who played a pivotal role in it. This text contains excerpts from Coxs memoir about his extensive service in North Carolina in the closing months of the Civil War.

Rev. John Lamb Prichard spent his life following the dictates of his faith. Originally published as a memoir in 1867, just five years after Prichards death, this classic account of one Christian soldier is both a gripping account of a dark time in North Carolina history, and a blueprint of how to have the courage of ones convictions.

Stockton presents portraits of a number of renowned pirates, male and female, including Columbus and Peter the Great.

After embarking on an 8,000-mile journey through the 13 original colonies and Canada in 1848, Lossing published this travelogue, which chronicles virtually every fight and skirmish of the Revolutionary War, with the stories often gleaned from eyewitnesses or their children.

In this collection of stories from "Coastal Chronicles" magazine, Fryar presents 27 true, factually accurate tales of the historic North Carolina coast. (U.S. History)