French Heritage of North Carolina

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

There is a significant French heritage in North Carolina. The first European explorers to the North Carolina region were, in fact, French (1524). French Huguenots migrated to the state as early as 1690, and many North Carolinians have family names of French origin.Towns such as Bath, Beaufort, New Bern, and La Grange are a testimony to French settlers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the city of Fayetteville is named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French ally during the American Revolution. Beyond names, North Carolina has many other remnants of the French presence. With materials gathered from archives, libraries, interviews, and photographs, this book traces the French heritage in North Carolina from its origins to the present, an important part of North Carolina's cultural history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-11-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:284
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476685434

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Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Dudley M. Marchi is a professor of humanities at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. His previous books are on Michel de Montaigne (inventor of the essay) and French-American relations.

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“Rewarding…The author’s convivial, inquisitive voice acts as a friendly companion throughout. ...clearly a labor of love.”—The North Carolina Historical Reviews

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPrefacePrologueIntroductionChapter 1. First DiscoveriesChapter 2. Huguenot MigrationsChapter 3. BathChapter 4. La Colonie PerdueChapter 5. New BernChapter 6. French and Indian WarChapter 7. BeaufortChapter 8. French North CarolinaChapter 9. Entr’acteChapter 10. Revolutionary AlliesChapter 11. Crusoe IslandChapter 12. Notable NamesChapter 13. Le Pied du MontChapter 14. Go West, MonsieurChapter 15. BiltmoreChapter 16. Vive le Sud!Chapter 17. French North Carolina TodayEpilogueAppendix 1: Family NamesAppendix 2: Names in Phone DirectoriesAppendix 3: French North Carolina Place NamesAppendix 4: Names of French Origin: The N.C. GazetteerAppendix 5: Cemetery RecordsBibliographyIndex