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Living the pioneer life

In this lesson, students will use photographs of Appalachian log dwellings to understand how advances in technology, the desire to own land, and political incentives have resulted in economic and social changes over time for the people of North Carolina. The students will examine text and historical documents to assess the time period in which log cabin structures were built, the reasons for constructing them, and the lives of the people who built these houses. By Sonna Jamerson.Provided by North Carolina State University / D.H. Hill Library and Special Collections.