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Rockingham County: A Brief History - Softcover

Lindley S. Butler (author)

 
9780865261983: Rockingham County: A Brief History
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0865261989 ISBN 13: 9780865261983
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1982

Synopsis

Author Lindley Butler traces the history of this northern Piedmont county from initial exploration by William Byrd II in 1728 to continued growth in 1981. Special attention is devoted to nineteenth- and twentieth-century developments in industry, agriculture, commerce, education, and political activity.

Chapter titles include: "Natural History," "The Colonial and Revolutionary Period," "A New County" [formed in 1785], "Antebellum Development," "The Civil War Era," "The New South," and "The Twentieth Century." Fifty black-and-white illustrations, a bibliographical essay, and an index complete this book.

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About the Author

Lindley S. Butler (1939-2022) was a native of Rockingham County who received his Ph.D. in history from UNC at Chapel Hill. He is the author or editor of numerous books including Pirates, Privateers, and Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast and A History of North Carolina in the Proprietary Era, 1629-1729.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
1982
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0865261989
ISBN 13 
9780865261983
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
116