 I had a blast this morning with Captain Doug and the folks at Wilmington Water Tours, who took us all down the Cape Fear River to the site of the earliest Carolina settlement below the Albemarle, Charles Towne. The two-hour cruise which left just as Wilmington's Riverfest was getting started, was well attended by local history lovers, as well as one of my students from E.A. Laney High School! You can learn the story of the first Charles Towne in Carolina by getting your own copy of my new book, "Charles Towne on the Cape Fear: The Rise and Fall of the First Barbadian Settlement in Carolina."
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 Last night (8/19/19), author and historian Jack E. Fryar, Jr. entertained a full house at the Federal Point History Center at Carolina Beach, N.C. with the story of the Charles Towne settlement (1664-1667). It was a real pleasure to see some folks I haven't seen in a while, including a favorite uncle, a couple of nationally known Civil War historians, and one old friend from 35 years ago! If you missed it, check the Upcoming Events list to the right for the next opportunity to hear Jack, Chris, or other Dram Tree Books authors speak!
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In July 2019, prior to the release of Charles Towne on the Cape Fear: The Rise and Fall of the First Barbadian Settlement in Carolina, historian and author Jack E. Fryar, Jr. joined Star News Media podcaster Hunter Ingram to delve into the story of the first settlement on the Cape Fear. Check it out here:
https://omny.fm/shows/cape-fear-unearthed/the-short-life-of-charles-town  While South Carolina may have the famous Charles Town, the first settlement to bear that name in Carolina was on the Cape Fear River between 1664-1667. Now, for the first time, author and historian Jack E. Fryar, Jr. has written the first book that tells the story of those settlers. Despite their best efforts, world events and a competing colony to the south would doom the John Vassall settlement at Cape Fear, "reduced more by faction than necessity."
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