Foreword
Acknowledgments
BOOK ONE
Prologue
The Beginnings
Colonial Period
The Revolutionaries
Verifying the Facts
Enter Andrew Jackson
...And Another Great Controversy
A Welcome for Cornwallis
Death at Cowan's Ford
"A Trifling Place"
"The County Town of Mecklenburg"
A Great City Emerges
Of Things Medical
A City Needs Boosters
...And Artists
Epilogue
BOOK TWO
Early Settlers
Mecklenburg County
City Government in Charlotte
Churches
Education
Communication and Transportation
Industry and Commerce
Business and Finance
Health and Welfare
Organizations: Civic, Social, Patriotic, Miscellaneous
Home Life and Recreation
Cultural Interests
Charlotte in Time of War
Mecklenburg Towns and Villages
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Index of Illustrations