The first biography ever written on Richard Caswell, NC Revolutionary War Hero and the first Governor of North Carolina will be released on Monday, August 13 as the start of the weeklong celebration of his life. The book is the result of a dissertation by Clayton Brown Alexander in 1930 and edited by Dr. Keats Sparrow. Dr. Sparrow has added illustrations, footnotes, and a chronology of the life of Gov. Caswell. The book is not only about the life of Caswell, but also includes a substantial amount of information regarding Colonial North Carolina and what is today, Tennessee. The website needs a little tweaking but the basic information on the pre-orders for the biography of Gov. Richard Caswell is available on <http://www.historicalpreservationgroup.org/Gov.%20Richard%20Caswell%20Memoria l%20Project.html>http://www.historicalpreservationgroup.org/Gov.%20Richard%20C aswell%20Memorial%20Project.html Caswell Book The deadline for receiving your check is July 29th. Books that have to be shipped will go out sometime the week of August 6. Those of you who pick up the book locally can go to the Kinston/Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce on Monday, August 13 between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm and that night at the reception being held at the Kinston Arts Council. We will also probably have a table set up on Friday, August 17 at the State Park in the morning. Any changes in the pickup time will be placed on the website closer to the time. We hope many of you will avail yourself of this opportunity to learn more about your state and this unsung hero as we all have. We also hope many of you can visit Kinston for the Celebration Week which promises to be quite a tribute to Gov. Caswell. Lenoir County Colonial Commission ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.