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Curious Tales from Old Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear River

The Truth Behind the Legends

By: Chris E. Fonvielle (Jr.)

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Curious Tales from Old Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear River

The Truth Behind the Legends

By: Chris E. Fonvielle (Jr.)

In Curious Tales From Old Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear: The Truth Behind the Legends, Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at UNC Wilmington, explores five famous urban legends with the skills of a professional historian. The stories have been told and retold for many years, in one case more than 200 years, but what is the truth behind them? What really happened and what do the legends reveal?"--.

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103

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NC Starburst Press

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0998411582

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9780998411583

The Wilmington Campaign

Last Departing Rays of Hope

By: Chris Eugene Fonvielle

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The Wilmington Campaign

Last Departing Rays of Hope

By: Chris Eugene Fonvielle

Providing coverage of both battles for Fort Fisher, this book includes a detailed examination of the attack and defence of Fort Anderson. It also features accounts of the defence of the Sugar Loaf Line and of the operations of Federal warships on the Cape Fear River.

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654

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Stackpole Books

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0811729915

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9780811729918

Louis Froelich

Arms-Maker to the Confederacy

By: John W. McAden,Chris Eugene Fonvielle

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Louis Froelich

Arms-Maker to the Confederacy

By: John W. McAden,Chris Eugene Fonvielle

While many of us are familiar with the "CSA" knucklebow cast swords, there has been little information regarding their origin or the fact that the company that made them was responsible for the manufacture of other types of weapons, accoutrements, and buttons. Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr., brings us the history of these objects and a good look at businessman Louis Froelich who was responsible for their production during the Civil War. Added to this work are actual examples from the collection of John W. McAden, Jr., as well as material from public and private collections. This combination of writer and collector gives us a fascinating look at the work of one arms operation in North Carolina and its contributions to the Confederate armies. Louis Froelich emigrated from Bavaria in 1861 and settled in Wilmington, N.C. His first work was with the Wilmington Button Manufactory. Following its closing Froelich and a partner opened the Wilmington Sword Factory, later changed to the C.S.A. Arms Factory. This plant not only produced edged weapons, but also a variety of accoutrements and sunburst buttons which went to the field in large numbers. The book also has a section of miscellaneous edged weapons which are sometimes connected to Froelich, but without full documentation is included.

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Slapdash Pub.

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0979243149

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9780979243141

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Curious Tales from Old Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear River

Curious Tales from Old Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear River

The Wilmington Campaign

The Wilmington Campaign

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