William Stevens Powell (1919–2015)
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Werken van William Stevens Powell
First State University: A Pictorial History of the University of North Carolina (1972) 35 exemplaren
When the Past Refused to Die: A History of Caswell County North Carolina 1777-1977 (1977) 17 exemplaren
"Carolina in the Seventeenth Century: An Annotated Bibliography of Contemporary Publications," North Carolina… 2 exemplaren
The Carolina Charter of 1663,: How it came to North Carolina and its place in history, with biographical sketches of… (1954) 2 exemplaren
The Journal of the House of Burgesses, of the Province of North-Carolina, 1749. Reproduced in Facsimile in Celebration… (1949) 2 exemplaren
North Carolina county histories : a bibliography 1 exemplaar
“Saponi Indians,” 1 exemplaar
"Tryon's 'Book' on North Carolina" 1 exemplaar
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- Powell, William Stevens
- Geboortedatum
- 1919-04-28
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2015-04-10
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- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Statesville, North Carolina, USA
- Opleiding
- Mitchell Junior College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BSLS, MA - History) - Beroepen
- historian
professor (History) - Organisaties
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States Army (WWII)
North Carolina Department of Archives and History
North Carolina Historical Commission
Yale University - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- North Carolina Award for Literature (2000)
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame (2008)
Mitchell Junior College (Distinguished Alumni Award, 2007)
Campbell College (Honorary LittD)
University of North Carolina (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1981)
Davidson College (Honorary LittD)
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Powell's book is an accomplishment, but his approach to history feels even more dated than the 1989 publication date. He writes as if the course of history is inevitable, predictable, and for the most part, desirable. Implicit in the narrative is the assumption that an "official" "state" history is the history of white men.
And no footnotes or endnotes! Seriously now.… (meer)