{"product_id":"pitt-county-eastern-reflections-hardcover","title":"Pitt County: Eastern Reflections - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Boccaccio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlessed with lush, rural landscapes and small-town charm, Pitt \u003cbr\u003eCounty possesses a history that typifies the traditional Southern \u003cbr\u003eexperience. Once a major cotton producer, the area farmers \u003cbr\u003etransformed their cotton harvests in the late 1880s into tobacco, \u003cbr\u003estill a cash crop today in the community. Just as Pitt County is a \u003cbr\u003ecenter for both farming and education today, this volume, with over \u003cbr\u003e125 images, focuses on the importance of flue-cured tobacco and \u003cbr\u003elearning institutions, such as the East Carolina Teachers Training \u003cbr\u003eSchool, a predecessor of East Carolina University. \u003cbr\u003ePitt County: Eastern Reflections is a visual tour into the county's \u003cbr\u003epast, primarily the early twentieth century, when horse and buggy \u003cbr\u003eshared road space with the early automobile, when students of all \u003cbr\u003eages studied in one-room schoolhouses across the countryside, and \u003cbr\u003ewhen the main streets were flooded with wagons full of cotton \u003cbr\u003eand tobacco on market days. You will meet early Pitt County \u003cbr\u003efamilies, relax on front-porch rocking chairs, watch parades pass \u003cbr\u003eby along downtown streets, and view beautiful homes and farms in \u003cbr\u003ecommunities like Greenville, Farmville, and Bethel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429128257714,"sku":"9781531660710","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/99615f8b807d3d636daf022fe2ab14d5.webp?v=1778556625","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/pitt-county-eastern-reflections-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}