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William S. Powell


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April 28, 1919

Died
April 10, 2015

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William S. Powell (born April 28, 1919) is an American historian, writer and academic. He is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, having retired in 1986.

He received the North Carolina Award for literature in 2000. He is the author or editor of several books on North Carolina history, including the Encyclopedia of North Carolina, The North Carolina Gazetteer and the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.

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North Carolina Through Four...

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North Carolina: A History

3.16 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions
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Encyclopedia of North Carolina

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The North Carolina Gazetteer

4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions
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First State University: A P...

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North Carolina: A Proud Sta...

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The War of the Regulation a...

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Dictionary of North Carolin...

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The Proprietors of Carolina

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When the Past Refused to Di...

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