NOTABLE SOUTHERN FAMILIES, Vol. III
Orig. pub. Chattanooga 1926 Reprinted 1974. Print on Demand Edition 2012. 394 pp., illus. Genealogies of the following families: Armstrong ("Trooper"), Cockrill, Duke, Elston, Lea, Park, Parkes, and Tunnell. More
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WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. A HISTORY FROM 1730 TO 1913
Orig. pub. Asheville 1914. Reprinted 1973, 1974. Print on Demand Edition 2010. 710 pp. + ports., index. Largely a collection of anecdotes, traditions, and folklore of the mountains, this history of Western North Carolina offers a colorful treatment of manners and customs, family histories, "extraordinary events," duels, legal history, education..... More
MISSISSIPPI AS A PROVINCE, TERRITORY AND STATE with Biographical Sketches of Eminent Citizens
Orig. pub. Jackson 1880. Reprinted 1978. Print on Demand Edition 2011. vi, xxiii, 591 pp., illus., new intro., new index. This classic work by "the Father of Mississippi History" is considered by the Mississippi Historical Society to be the best of the early histories. Claiborne, a congressman, newspaper editor, and..... More
HISTORY OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY
Orig. pub. Atlanta 1900. Reprinted 1960, 1977, 1985. Print on Demand Edition 2010. (xii), 800 pp., illus., new index. Published as a continuation of his Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina, Landrum's book is essentially a history of people and their connections. General history subjects covered include iron..... More
SKETCHES OF POLK COUNTY HISTORY
Orig. pub. Asheville, NC 1950. Reprinted 1976, 1999, 2003. Print on Demand Edition 2008. xiv, 161 pp., index + illus. Mrs. Patton, a member of the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, gathered material about Polk County over the years and wrote brief sketches for publication in various newspapers..... More
CHRONICLES OF THE CAPE FEAR RIVER. 1660-1916
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..... More
A GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE THROCKMORTON FAMILY IN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES with Brief Notes on Some of the Allied Families
Orig. pub. Richmond VA 1930. Reprinted 2002. Print on Demand Edition 2013. xviii, 644 pp., illus. In this extensive family history, the author tried to do more than write a mere record of births, deaths, and marriages. Working with wills, deeds, and biographical items, he endeavored to present a picture..... More
A HISTORY OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY
Orig. pub. Spartanburg 1940. Reprinted 1976. Print on Demand Edition 2010. 338 pp., illus., index. This book presents the history of Spartanburg County as compiled and written by the Spartanburg Unit of the WPA Writers' Program. Members of the project, under the editorship of Fronde Kennedy, researched courthouse records, newspaper..... More
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE COLONIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, Vols. 1 & 2
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..... More
SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGIES, Vol. III, (Jenkins-Quattlebaum); Family History Articles Reprinted from the South Carolina Historical (and Genealogical) Magazine
Orig. pub. 1983. Print on Demand Edition 2015. xii, 458 pp., illus. Families included: Jenkins, Jervey, Johnson, Kinloch, McCord, Maybank, Mayrant, Means, Middleton, Miles, Moore, Morton, Moultrie, Nisbett, Pinckney, Postell, Pringle, Quattlebaum. More
HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA with Maps and Illustrations, Volume 1
Orig. pub. Fayetteville, NC, 1857. Reprinted 1961, 1966, 1969. Print on Demand Edition 2016. ix, 254 pp., illus., maps. More
HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA with Maps and Illustrations, Volume 2
Orig. pub. Fayetteville, NC, 1858. Reprinted 1961, 1966, 1969. Print on Demand Edition 2016. 591 pp., illus., maps. More
THE HISTORY OF GEORGIA, Volumes I & II
Orig. pub. Boston 1883. Reprinted 1965, 1966, 1969. Print on Demand Edition 2016. the set. This is the "classic" work on the history of Georgia through the Revolutionary War by Charles Colcock Jones Jr., one of the most versatile and prolific historical writers of all time. He was the first..... More
THE BARONIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Volume I; Articles reprinted from the South Carolina Historical (and Genealogical) Magazine
Orig. pub. 1988. Print on Demand Edition 2016. (xxii), 250 pp., 15 maps, intro., index. The term "baronies" refers to large tracts of land in Lowcountry South Carolina that were single, undivided grants during the Proprietary era. Smith's articles describe the Lords Proprietors granting of these tracts, their later divisions..... More
CITIES AND TOWNS OF EARLY SOUTH CAROLINA, Volume II; Articles reprinted from the South Carolina Historical (and Genealogical) Magazine
Orig. pub. 1988. Print on Demand Edition 2016. (xxii), 308 pp., 18 maps, intro., index. Some of the towns established during the Proprietary era exist today but others can only be found in historical records such as Smith's writings. The towns in this voume are Dorchester, Charleston, Georgetown, Beaufort, French..... More
HISTORY OF PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA, 1822-1932
Orig. pub. n.p.n.d. (1948?). Reprinted 1980. Print on Demand Edition 2018. ix, 195 pp., new index. This history of Pike County, although a relatively small volume, is rich in genealogical material, containing as it does lists of members of lodges and organizations, county officials, war records for the Mexican War..... More
TRADITIONS AND REMINISCENCES CHIEFLY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN THE SOUTH; Including Biographical Sketches, Incidents and Anecdotes, Few of Which Have Been Published, Particularly of Residents in the Upper Country
Orig. pub. Charleston 1851. Print on Demand Edition 2019. viii, 592 pp., maps. As noted in the title, this volume is a collection of traditions and reminiscences of the American Revolution in the South. Many of the histories written during this time concentrated heavily on actions around the coastal areas..... More
CYCLOPEDIA OF EMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF THE CAROLINAS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY with a Brief Historical Introduction on North Carolina by Hon. Samuel A. Ashe; Volume II North Carolina
Orig. Pub. Madison WI 1892. Reprinted 1973. Print on Demand Edition 2024. viii, 17-661 pp. + 41 illus. Biographical information on the following individuals is contained in this volume: Abbot, J.C.; Abbot, S.H.; Albertson, J.W.; Alexander, Nathaniel; Alexander, S.B.; Alspaugh, J.W.; Andrews, A.B.; Andrews, E,M,; Anthony, John A.; Arendell Family..... More
SKETCHES OF OLD WARRENTON, NORTH CAROLINA; Traditions and Reminiscences of the Town and People Who Made It
Orig. pub. Raleigh NC 1924. Reprinted 1984, 1996, 1999, 2002. Print on Demand Edition 2024. xv, 451 pp., index + illus. This volume of "traditions and reminiscences of the town and people who made it" abounds not only in local color but in detailed genealogical information. The general history of..... More
TALES AND TRADITIONS OF THE LOWER CAPE FEAR, 1661-1896
Orig. pub. Wilmington NC 1896. Reprinted 1973, 1975, 2002. Print on Demand Edition 2024. (iv), 215, LXIV pp., illus. Written originally as a guide book for Captain John W. Harper of the steamer, Wilmington, this volume describes the points of interest along the steamer's route. It is an excellent piece..... More
A HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1780 AND 1781, IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA
Orig. pub. London, 1781. Reprinted 1968 from 1787 ed. Print on Demand Edition 2024. vii, 518 pp., + maps. Banastre Tarleton, a name well known to Carolinians during and after the Revolution,was a skillful leader of light cavalry. This 26-year-old earned a reputation among Americans as a vicious fighter and..... More
THE HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Volumes I & II
Orig. pub. Philadelphia 1812. Reprinted 1973. Print on Demand Edition 2024. the set of two volumes. Hugh Williamson, a representative of North Carolina at the Constitutional Convention, wrote this two-volume work which is generally considered to be the first history of the state. Williamson was a scientist, educator, Revolutionary War..... More
MEMORIAL RECORD OF ALABAMA. Volume I; A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, together with the Personal Memoirs of Many of Its People
Orig. pub. Madison WI, 1893. Reprinted 1976. Print on Demand Edition 2025. viii, 1144 pp., illus. Biographical information on the following individuals from these counties (Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia..... More
MEMORIAL RECORD OF ALABAMA. Volume II; A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, together with the Personal Memoirs of Many of Its People
Orig. pub. Madison, WI 1893. Reprinted 1976. Print on Demand Edition 2025. Volume II, vii, 1100 pp., illus. Biographical information on the following individuals from these counties (Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall Mobile, Morgan, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Saint Clair, Shelby..... More
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