The Story of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company by Wade H. Hadley

The Story of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company, 1849-1873 by Wade Hadley, 1980. The author's abstract reads: "The story records an heroic attempt to render almost one hundred miles of the upper Cape Fear and lower Deep rivers continuously and reliably navigable for steamboats." The 90-page booklet, which includes a bibliography and map, is now online thanks to CCHA’s partnership with the NC Digital Heritage Center. Softcover print offered here.