{"product_id":"memories-of-carolinian-immigrants-autobiographies-diaries-and-letters-from-colonial-times-to-the-present-9780761844136","title":"Memories of Carolinian Immigrants Autobiographies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology presents personal narratives and historical photographs that illuminate the diversity of immigrant experiences in North and South Carolina since 1700. The broad focus of the book encompasses all walks of life and documents three centuries of social, political, artistic, and cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMemories of Carolinian Immigrants: Autobiographies, Diaries, and Letters from Colonial Times to the Present includes valuable accounts of a significant population in America's history.... Insightful collection of immigrant storiesssss -- Catherine Loiacano * North Carolina Historical Review, April 2010 *\u003cbr\u003eLixl provides an excellent introduction, explaining the book's intended purpose. His stated aim is to \"historicize and personalize our understanding of the immigrant experience (p.xix)\" and, in so doing, add to readers' awareness of the importance of immigrant influences on life in and the culture of the two Carolinas. His attempt is successful, and the book is a worthy addition to cultural and oral history collections. Recommended. * CHOICE, March 2010 *\u003cbr\u003eMemories of Carolinian Immigrants: Autobiographies, Diaries, and Letters from Colonial Times to the Present includes valuable accounts of a significant population in America's history.... Insightful collection of immigrant stories -- Catherine Loiacano * North Carolina Historical Review, April 2010 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Recollections of Colonial Immigrants—Christoph von Graffenried: Account of the Founding of New Bern; Robert Witherspoon: Memories of a South Carolinian Settler; James Murray: Letters from a Scottish Pioneer; Olaudah Equiano: An African's Account; August  Part 2 Memories of Revolution, Peace, and War 1776-1865—Christiana Teulon: Declaration of a Revolutionary War Widow; Joseph Salvador: Letter from Charleston; The Confession of Monday Gell; Chang and Eng Bunker: Family Letters; Omar ibn Said: Autobiography of a  Part 3 New Carolinians in the New South 1865-1938—Nicholas Said: Memories of an African Muslim; John Wagener: South Carolina: Home of the Industrious Immigrant; Nettie McCormick Henley: Scottish Legacies; Louis Philippe Guigou: Waldensian Trail of FaithGeorge M Part 4 Modern Day Memories of Carolinian Immigrants—Max Heller: Memories of a Greenville Mayor; Durba Ahmed: Not as American as Apple Pie; Gisela Hood: Cold War Bride; The Khalid Family: Every Place That You Call Yours Is God's; Kwame Dawes: A Jamaican Father;","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037841654103,"sku":"9780761844136","price":79.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761844136.jpg?v=1750937784","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/memories-of-carolinian-immigrants-autobiographies-diaries-and-letters-from-colonial-times-to-the-present-9780761844136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}