Naomi "Omie" Wise

Her Life, Death and Legend
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4766-9013-1
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 365 g

Naomi "Omie" Wise was drowned by her lover in the waters of North Carolina's Deep River in 1807, and her murder has been remembered in ballad and story for well over two centuries. Mistakes, romanticization and misremembering have been injected into Naomi's biography over time, blurring the line between reality and fiction. The authors of this book, whose family has lived in the Deep River area since the 18th century, are descendants of many of the people who knew Naomi Wise or were involved in her murder investigation.

From this unique vantage, the authors tell the story of a young woman betrayed and how her death gave way to the folk traditions by which she is remembered today. The book sheds light on the plight of impoverished women in early America and details the fascinating inner workings of the Piedmont North Carolina Quaker community that cared for Naomi in her final years and kept her memory alive.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pugh, Hal E.

Minnock-Pugh, Eleanor

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Volksmusik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Hal E. Pugh is a historian living in northern Randolph County, North Carolina. A graduate of Appalachian State University with degrees in anthropology and education, his research on Quaker history and ceramics has been published in The Southern Friend, the journal of the North Carolina Friends Historical Society.

Historian Eleanor Minnock-Pughis a graduate of Appalachian State University with degrees in anthropology and education. Her research on Quaker history and ceramics has been published in The Southern Friend, the journal of the North Carolina Friends Historical Society. She lives in northern Randolph County, North Carolina.