Dictionary of North Carolina Biography

The most remarkable people of North Carolina march across the pages of this primer of historical personalities. . . . Unparalleled in the annals of biography [and] a tribute to a remarkable editor, Bill Powell, and his legion of dedicated contributors. . . . So good, it almost would be worth dying just to be in it!--Roy Parker, Jr., contributing editor, Fayetteville Observer-Times

The essential starting point for learning about the people who defined the character of the Tar Heel state.--William S. Price, Jr., Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources