{"product_id":"naomi-omie-wise-her-life-death-and-legend-9781476690131","title":"Naomi \"Omie\" Wise: Her Life, Death and Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHal E. Pugh\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and potter living in northern Randolph County, North Carolina. A graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in anthropology, his research on Quaker history and ceramics has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Friend\u003c\/i\u003e the journal of the North Carolina Friends Historical Society and \u003ci\u003eCeramics in America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHistorian and potter \u003cb\u003eEleanor Minnock-Pugh\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in education. Her research on Quaker history and ceramics has been published in \u003ci\u003eCeramics in America\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in northern Randolph County, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497365967122,"sku":"9781476690131","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1d52acc-3441-4044-bec2-e1332fb7e1b1.jpg?v=1730712092","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/naomi-omie-wise-her-life-death-and-legend-9781476690131","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}