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The Quiet People of the Land: Story of North Carolina Moravians. (Copy 2).
by James, Hunter
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+/VG+
- ISBN 10
- 080781282X
- ISBN 13
- 9780807812822
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About This Item
HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1976* Publisher: University of North Carolina Press.* Binding and cover condition: Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear. Some tape marks, VG+* Jacket condition: Black, blue and grey illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, but showing no shelf price. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edges (lower edge darkened). Now in clear protective jacket. VG+* Contents condition: Ex-Library with usual neat stamps and labels. Coloured and illustrated end papers. (Black on blue-grey.) Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. VG+.* Illustrations: A number of b/w line drawings and diagrams within text.* Pages: 134 pp. text. xxvi pp. Revolutionary calendar, notes, bibliography, epilogue, index & blank pages at rear.* Description: The author, Hunter James, mined Moravian archives and recounts details of life during the turbulent years of the American Revolution. The Brethern were allowed by an act of Parliament to refuse military induction, and 1755 North Carolina law allowed them to establish and support their own parish government. The inhabitants of the Moravian settlement of Wachovia needed to exercise tact and forbearance in order to maintain both the security and the integrity of their settlement.* A NEAR VG++ ex-library copy of the 1st./1st. with minor age & wear in VG+ protected dust jacket.*
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- Cocksparrow Books
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- 2681
- Title
- The Quiet People of the Land: Story of North Carolina Moravians. (Copy 2).
- Author
- James, Hunter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+/VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp. FNL.
- ISBN 10
- 080781282X
- ISBN 13
- 9780807812822
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- N.Carolina, USA. 160
- Date Published
- 1976-09-01
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