{"product_id":"north-carolina-in-the-1950s-9781949467925","title":"North Carolina in the 1950s","description":"\u003cb\u003eNotable events of the 1950s in North Carolina, the second book in this North Carolina history series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the second in a series of small, richly illustrated books about North Carolina history through the decades. Originally published as hugely popular serialized articles for \u003ci\u003eOur State \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, this book chronicles events in North Carolina in the 1950s—a decade which began with a postwar boom in transportation, travel, and progress while some North Carolinians also began to speak out for their rightful piece of prosperity and freedom. The volume is not a textbook overview of the state’s history. Rather, each chapter focuses on a lively and illuminating set of events in the era such as the fight for recognition by the Lumbee Tribe, the opening of an art museum with a collection owned by the people of North Carolina, the formation of Research Triangle Park, and the birth of the civil rights era at a small lunch counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book contains color vintage photographs and illustrations. The author—writer, professor, and musician, Philip Gerard—has published widely, including an iconic novel about the Wilmington coup of 1898,\u003ci\u003e Cape Fear Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, and is beloved in North Carolina, especially among \u003ci\u003eOur State\u003c\/i\u003e readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philip Gerard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280093196539,"sku":"9781949467925","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781949467925_dafdb85d-4635-40bd-99ec-dd6f9bdecd41.jpg?v=1772488219","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/north-carolina-in-the-1950s-9781949467925","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}