{"product_id":"the-davidson-family-of-rural-hill-north-carolina-three-generations-on-a-piedmont-plantation-paperback","title":"The Davidson Family of Rural Hill, North Carolina: Three Generations on a Piedmont Plantation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnn Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Davidson came to the North Carolina back country circa 1751 as a young man, with his sister and widowed mother. Typical of Scots-Irish settlers, they arrived with little more than basic farming tools, determined to make it on their own terms. Davidson worked hard, prospered, married well and built a plantation on the Catawba River he called Rural Hill. The Davidson's were loyal British citizens who paid their taxes and participated in colonial government. When the Crown's overbearing authority interfered, independence became paramount and Davidson and his neighbors became soldiers in the Revolutionary War. After the war Davidson managed his plantation, created shad fisheries, helped develop the local iron industry with his sons-in-law and was an early planter of cotton. His sons and grandsons, along with their slave families, continuously increased and improved the acreage and became early practitioners of scientific farming. Drawing on public documents, family papers and slave records, this history describes how a fiercely independent family grew their lands and fortunes into a lasting legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a long-time interest in history, the late \u003cb\u003eJim Williams\u003c\/b\u003e concentrated on the greater Charlotte, North Carolina area from 1750 to 1860. Seeking to understand how life was lived in those times, he researched and wrote for magazines and performed first person interpretation at a number of historic sites. He lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFor about thirty years, the late \u003cb\u003eAnn Williams\u003c\/b\u003e researched and wrote about antebellum piedmont plantations with an emphasis on cotton farming, the cotton economy, and slavery. She wrote and\/or edited four books based on the letters, journals, and other personal papers kept by those who were there. She lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807370543392,"sku":"9781476680484","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48ee9d79b3270f6373c7410aa4ae1b53.webp?v=1780931187","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-davidson-family-of-rural-hill-north-carolina-three-generations-on-a-piedmont-plantation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}