| Summary |
The North Carolina State Fair- played a significant role in the economic awakening of North Carolina that occurred during the second half of the nineteenth century. From its formation in 1853 until the Granger movement, the North Carolina State Agricultural Society and the fair which it sponsored represented the only organized attempts to bring agricultural reforms to the farmers of the entire state. Throughout the nineteenth century the fair served as a medium through which North Carolina farmers were acquainted with blooded livestock, the latest farm machinery, and Improved farming methods. Its annual exhibits of superior farm products both created mud helped to maintain the farmer's interest in agricultural reforms. In addition to instigating reforms in agriculture the fair attempted to encourage North Carolinian's industrial development. On a less serious side, the fair provided an enjoyable holiday for thousands of North Carolinians and was the biggest event of the year in the lives of many of the stated rural citizens. |
| General note | "Presented to the faculty of the Department of History ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in History." |
| General note | Advisor: Charles L. Price |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 1963 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-138). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
