Showing Society in early North Carolina : a documentary history by Alan D. Watson

Society in Early North Carolina reveals the marvelous diversity of life among North Carolinians prior to 1800 through carefully selected correspondence, journals, travel accounts, court proceedings, deeds, wills, inventories of estates, church records, newspapers, and other documents. The author examines the homes, furnishings, and family life of early Carolinians. Other topics include religion, education, recreation and entertainment, criminality, health and mortality, towns, travel, and taverns.