PresentsthemarvelousdiversityoflifeamongNorthCarolinianspriorto1800throughcarefullyselectedcorrespondence,journals,travelaccounts,courtproceedings,deeds,wills,inventoriesofestates,churchrecords,newspapers,andotherdocumentaryevidence.ThispaperbackvolumeexaminesthecharacterofearlyCarolinians,theirhomesandfurnishings,andfamilylife.