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From the introduction: "One hundred years ago (in 1840), William Gilmore Simms wrote for the young people of South Carolina the first school history of the state ever to be written and one of the earliest school histories in the United States. A hundred years later (in 1940) this New Simms History is written for the young peopl eof South Carolina, as a memorial to William Gilmore Simms"

Oversize, heavily illustrated survey of Native American cultures, arranged by region.

Basic history of Native Americans.

Photocopy of a brief history of Nation Ford Road, particularly during the American Revolution.

From the publisher: "Twenty interviews with some of North Carolina’s most distinguished potters intimately reveal the “aspirations and attitudes” of clay-working in a contemporary, diverse tradition. From the “fast nickel” or the “slow dime” and the practicalities of pricing and selling, to technical discussions of kiln building, clay processing, throwing, glazing, and firing, to the spirituality of the creative process and the medium of clay as a “reflection of life,” potters from across the state vivify the struggle and reward of their lives and work to interviewers Michelle Francis and Charles “Terry” Zug III." Includes chapter devoted to Catawba potter Caroleen Sanders.

From the cover: "Upon its original publication in 1989, James Merrell’s definitive history of Catawbas and their neighbors in the southern piedmont helped signal a new direction in the study of Native Americans, serving as a model for their reintegration into American history. In an introduction written for this twentieth anniversary edition, Merrell recalls the book’s origins and considers its place in the field of early American history in general and Native American history in particular, both at the time it was first published and two decades later."