NORTH CAROLINA A History of Rowan County, North Carolina, containing sketches of Prominent Families and Distinguished Men, with an Appendix by Rev. Jethro Rumple. A must for those seeking information on the early history of Rowan Co., NC, "the queenly mother of more than a score of counties." The county was established in 1753; in its original state, it was a domain containing 30 present-day counties and the stomping ground for many famed frontiersmen including a young Daniel Boone. Rev. Rumple provides a detailed general and ecclesiastical history of the county from the initial meetings between European explorers and the Native Americans to the antebellum years of the 1850's. An appendix reprints the Roll of Honor for Rowan Co. listing every officer and private from the county known to have served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Reprint of an 1881 book, 428 pp., map, illus., original fullname plus subject index, append. $31.00 #ZR856 Pre-Publication Price: $28.00 till 30 June 1999 ---- Heritage Books, Inc. 1540-E Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, MD 20716 phone: 1-800-398-7709 fax: 1-800-276-1760 email: heritagebooks@pipeline.com