The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History

by William S. Powell, Michael Hill

Overview

North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807871386
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	06/15/2010
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	608
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

William S. Powell is professor of history emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among his many books are the Encyclopedia of North Carolina and North Carolina through Four Centuries.

Michael Hill is research supervisor at the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. He is editor of the Guide to North Carolina Highway Historical Markers and The Governors of North Carolina.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

There is no state glossary for the Atlantic Seaboard (possibly anywhere) that can compare in quality with Bill Powell's glossary of North Carolina.—Raven I. McDavid Jr., University of Chicago

Editorial Reviews

One can't get all this information anywhere else. . . . The book is practically a 'must' for anyone interested in the state's geography or history.—North Carolina Historical Review

From the Publisher