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Fabulous Dare: The Story of Dare County, Past and Present by David StickReview by: Hugh T. LeflerThe North Carolina Historical Review, Vol. 27, No. 2 (APRIL, 1950), pp. 249-250Published by: North Carolina Office of Archives and HistoryStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23515753 .

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Book Reviews 249

ferment ; the volume and ambiguity of printed instructions ; dif

ficulties with respect to dependency deferments; and of course

the problem of striking a proper balance between manpower for

industry, agriculture, and the armed services.

It is impossible to summarize even a small portion of the data

here collected, but we mention some of the more interesting con

clusions of broad significance. There was no significant expan sion in manufacturing in North Carolina during the war; ag ricultural production was maintained and even increased with

a reduced labor supply; probably between one-fourth and one

half of those who left farms for military service did not return

to the farm in the years immediately following the war; and

the rejection rates for North Carolina were about ten per cent

higher than for the rest of the United States. In the matter of

rejections for deficiencies in health and education, North Caro

lina made a poor showing. As a composite picture of the male population of military

age in North Carolina, this is an important volume and should

be extremely useful to those concerned with social and economic

conditions in the state.

Duke University,

Durham, N. C.

Robert H. Woody.

Fabulous Dare: The Story of Dare County, Past and Present. By David

Stick. (Kitty Hawk, N. C. : The Dare Press, 1949. Pp. 71.)

The purpose of this little book, which is part history, part

tourist guide, and part legend, is "to acquaint the outsiders with

Dare County, both past and present." In twelve chapters of un

even length and value, the author recites the story of the Roanoke

Island colonies and the possible fate of the "Lost Colony," the

Civil War battle of Roanoke Island, piracy, significant ship

wrecks, the first airplane flight, and other historic events as

sociated with this historic county. The reviewer is most impressed

with the "Guide to Fishing," which lists the names, season, lures,

and baits for all types of fish in that vicinity, and the chapter

"Where to Go and How to get There," which gives a good de

scriptive account of Duck Village, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills,

Collington Island, Fresh Ponds, Manteo, Wanchese, Fort Raleigh,

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250 The North Carolina Historical Review

Manns Harbor, East Lake, Stumpy Point, Oregon Inlet, Rodan

the, Avon, Cape Hatteras, Hatteras Inlet, and other places in

the county. Fourteen attractive pictures and two airplane maps of the

county add to the value of the book. There is no index.

The author is to be congratulated for his contribution to local

history. His claim that "the first tobacco introduced to England" came from Dare County would be difficult to prove, as would

his assertion that "the first Irish potatoes was sent to Ireland"

from Dare. Most of his other claims could be established. The

reviewer had always thought that East Lake "rye" was famous ; the author makes out a good case for "drinking corn." Of course, this refers to the days of the "noble experiment."

The University of North Carolina,

Chapel Hill, N. C.

Hugh T. Lefler.

The Early Settlement of Georgia. By James Etheridge Callaway. (Athens: The University of Georgia Press. 1948. Pp. 138. $2.50.)

It is both novel and interesting to find a story of the settlement

of Georgia which gives emphasis to other features than the penal character of the colony. The author has done this without sacri

ficing the facts in his study. Land was the primary factor in the

settlement, but the three groups concerned had different interests in the acquisition of the land. The English government wanted a colony to serve as a buttress against the Spanish. Oglethorpe and his promoters wanted to offer the convicts of England a new chance in life, and the independent settlers wanted personal

profits. The author traces the settlements over approximately a hun

dred years and through four migratory movements. First came the "charity" colonists and those, including many non-English, who paid their own passage and took out fairly small grants of land. These settled along the Atlantic coast. Immigration soon

dropped off, probably because of the presence of the charity settlers and the objections to the strict regulations imposed by the trustees. "As a military colony it was a success. But as a settle ment for ambitious and worldly settlers there were definite draw backs. . . ." (p. 27).

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