Scott Syfert

Eminent Charlotteans

Twelve Historical Profiles from North Carolina's Queen City

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Produktbeschreibung

Inspired by the 2010 "Spirit of Mecklenburg"--a bronze statue of Captain James Jack, "the South's Paul Revere," in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina--this history details the lives of 12 Charlotteans who made important contributions to the Queen City, from the early Colonial period to the 20th century. Subjects include Catawba Indian chief King Haigler, Founding Father Thomas Polk, freed slave Ishmael Titus, African American celebrity barber Thad Tate and North Carolina's first woman physician, Annie Alexander.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781476666495
• ISBN-10: 1476666490
• Artikelnr.: 48212119

Autorenporträt

Scott Syfert is a corporate attorney and cofounder of the May 20th Society, dedicated to commemorating the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction
1.
King Haigler and the Catawba Indians
2.
Crackers: Thomas "Kanawha" Spratt and the Scots-Irish
3.
No Surrender: The Rev. Alexander Craighead and the Presbyterians
4.
The Founding Father: Thomas Polk
5.
Charlotte's Paul Revere: Captain James Jack and the Mecklenburg Declaration of independence
6.
Freedom for Slaves: Ishmael Titus and the African Americans in the American Revolution
7.
The Roman: Joseph Graham
8.
The Forgotten Charlotteans: African American Slaves
9.
The Silent Barber: Thaddeus Lincoln Tate 10.
The Cavalryman: Lt. William Ewen Shipp 11.
Dr. Annie: North Carolina's First Woman Physician 12.
H. Douglas Crotts and the Greatest Generation Chapter Notes Bibliography Index