The Lowrie History as Acted in part by Henry Berry Lowrie, the Great North Carolina bandit, with biographical sketch of his associates. Being a Complete History of the Modern Robber Band in the County of Robeson, and State of North Carolina

Henry Berry Lowrie

Published by Lumbee Publishing Company, Lumberton, NC, 1909

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192 pp. Softcover in original printed wraps (chipped). Fourth edition of the Norment account; and first edition with the updated history of Robeson County with particular emphasis on the Tuscarora and Lumbee Indians by Olds. Illustrated from photographs. Henry Berry Lowrie, of mixed Native American, Portuguese, and (probably) African-American blood, was made an outlaw (in part to escape conscription in the Confederate forces in the Civil War, and for possessing firearms, which mixed race people were forbidden to own since the Nat Turner Rebellion) and led a gang of similarly stigmatized blacks and Native Americans in North Carolina, and was considered something of a Robin Hood figure. After the War, Lowrie and his gang (while by no means angels, engaging in robbery and murder of establishment figures) fought against the reinforcement of white supremacy by reconstruction officials and gained the sympathy and protection of the non-white population. While most of the gang was eventually killed or captured, Henry Berry Lowrie's fate, in true legendary fashion, was disputed: some saying he died cleaning his shotgun, others that he escaped and was occasionally seen in the area. This initial account by Mary Norment, whose husband was killed by the Lowries, while not surprisingly unsympathetic, is nevertheless compelling. Usually found rebound, and very scarce in wrappers. Not Ex-Lib. Seller Inventory # 100671

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Lowrie History as Acted in part by Henry...

Publisher: Lumbee Publishing Company, Lumberton, NC

Publication Date: 1909

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition