Author: HORTON, CLARENCE E. JR., KATHRYN L. BRIDGES
Title: Piedmont Neighbors Historical Sketches of Cabarrus, Stanly and Southern Rowan Counties from the Pages of Progress Magazine
Description: Jostens Printing Company, 1999. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. Green hardback book with silver print. Book and dust look new. Dust protected by mylar cover. Both the editors signed on title page "With our best wishes, Clarence Horton, Kathryn L. Bridges, 11 December 1999" Stated First Edition. Fully indexed. Dedicated to the memory of Lester Durrett Contrane, Jr, with Photo. This book is a well compiled historical account of Cabarrus, Stanly and Southern Rowan Counties (N.C.) from the 84 issues of Progress Magazine. The Magazine was an in-house publication by the President of Concord Telephone Company L.D. Contrane, Jr.. It contained historical accounts, photographs, and ancedotes of this rich area of North Carolina. This book contains some duplicate material from an earlier publication, A Bicentennial History of Concord, but additional material especially on Cabarrus and Stanly counties. Accounts of Churches, schools, families, The Mexican War, towns, and historical events are included. The index is a key feature as it list people in alphabetical order by surname. Very rare.; Photographs, Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 547 pages; Signed by Editors. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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