Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface to the Second Edition xi
4. Preface to the First Edition xiii
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. 1. Land for the Taking: Prehistory–1740s 1
7. 2. Moving In, 1740s–1771 15
8. 3. The American Revolution 29
9. 4. Eighteenth-Century Orange County, 1752–1800 38
10. 5. The Rip Van Winkle Era, 1801–1840 51
11. 6. Improvement Fever, 1840–1861 69
12. 7. Origins of the Town of Durham, 1819–1861 85
13. 8. Victory from Defeat, 1861–1865 97
14. 9. From Bust to Boom, 1865–1880 108
15. 10. A House Divided: An Independent Black Culture, 1865–1880 130
16. 11. A County at Last, 1880–1890 140
17. 12. The Apogee of an Era, 1890–1903 169
18. 13. Social Challenges, 1900–1917 203
19. 14. The Face of Change, 1903–1917 223
20. 15. Joining the World, 1917–1924 248
21. 16. Elation and Depression, 1925–1941 281
22. 17. World War II and the End of an Era, 1941–1945 321
23. 18. The Old Order Changeth, 1946–1969 332
24. 19. Civil Rights, 1954–1978 360
25. 20. Rounding Out a Century, 1960–1981 379
26. 21. City and County to Millennium’s End 403
27. Appendix: Population Statistics and Officeholders 449
28. Notes 461
29. Bibliography 537
30. Index 561
31. About the Author 597