John Lawson (27 December 1674 – 16 September 1711) was an English explorer, naturalist, and writer. He played an important role in exploring the frontier regions of the Carolinas, publicising his expeditions in a book. He founded two settlements in North Carolina, Bath and New Bern, both located on rivers in the coastal plain. He was murdered by the Tuscarora people which led to the outbreak of the Tuscarora War. (From Wikipedia)
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Lawson, John, 1674-1711: A New Voyage to Carolina (Gutenberg text)- Lawson, John, 1674-1711: A New Voyage to Carolina: Containing the Exact Description and Natural History of That Country, Together With the Present State Thereof; and a Journal of a Thousand Miles, Travel'd Thro' Several Nations of Indians, Giving a Particular Account of Their Customs, Manners, &c. (London, 1709) (multiple formats at archive.org)
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Lawson, John, 1674-1711: The history of Carolina, containing the exact description and natural history of that country, together with the present state thereof and a journal of a thousand miles traveled through several nations of Indians, giving a particular account of their customs, manners, &c., &c. (Printed for W. Taylor [etc.], 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)- Lawson, John, 1674-1711: Lawson's History of North Carolina, containing the exact description and natural history of that country, together with the present state thereof and a journal of a thousand miles traveled through several nations of Indians, giving a particular account of their customs, manners, etc., etc. (Garrett and Massie, 1937), also by Frances Latham Harriss and National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina (page images at HathiTrust)
- Lawson, John, 1674-1711: Lectures concerning oratory (Printed by G. Faulkner, 1760) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Lawson, John, 1674-1711: The natural history of North Carolina. ([Reprinted by authority of the Trustees of the Public libraryies], 1911), also by John Brickell, J. Bryan Grimes, and North Carolina. Trustees of the Public Libraries (page images at HathiTrust)
- Lawson, John, 1674-1711: The natural history of North-Carolina. With an account of the trade, manners, and customs of the Christian and Indian inhabitants. Illustrated with copper-plates, whereon are curiously engraved the map of the country, several strange beasts, birds, fishes, snakes, insects, trees, and plants, &c. (Printed by James Carson. For the author, 1911), also by John Brickell, J. Bryan Grimes, and North Carolina. Trustees of the Public Libraries (page images at HathiTrust)
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