It Happened in North Carolina: Remarkable Events That Shaped History (It Happened In Series) - Softcover

Cohn, Scotti

 
9780762754229: It Happened in North Carolina: Remarkable Events That Shaped History (It Happened In Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0762754222 ISBN 13: 9780762754229
Verlag: GPQ-Globe Pequot, 2009

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From the establishment of Roanoke to a miracle of modern medicine, It Happened in North Carolina takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of thirty compelling episodes from the vibrant history of the Tar Heel State.

Guess the identity of the wealthy and mysterious stranger of New Orleans. Go back to June 27, 1857, and climb the highest peak in the East along with Elisha Mitchell, who died there. Discover how the last shot of the Civil War was fired in 1941. Get the inside story on the North Carolina gold rush, the Wright brothers’ first real flight, a showdown at Torpedo Junction, and the case of the telltale laundry ticket.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Scotti McAuliff Cohn is a writer and freelance editor specializing in history and young-adult fiction. Her other books include It Happened in North Carolina and More than Petticoats: Remarkable North Carolina Women. After living for more than twenty years in North Carolina, she now makes her home in Bloomington, Illinois.

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From the establishment of Roanoke to a miracle of modern medicine, It Happened in North Carolina takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of twenty-nine compelling episodes from the vibrant history of the Tar Heel State. Guess the identity of the wealthy and mysterious stranger of New Orleans. Go back to June 27, 1857, and climb the highest peak in the East along with Elisha Mitchell, who died there. Discover how the last shot of the Civil War was fired in 1941. Get the inside story on the North Carolina gold rush, the Wright brothers' first real flight, a showdown at Torpedo Junction, and the case of the telltale laundry ticket.

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Verlag
GPQ-Globe Pequot
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0762754222
ISBN 13 
9780762754229
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
176
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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Verantwortliche Person
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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