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John Lawson

John Lawson wearing a powdered wig.

Painting of John Lawson. The Lawson Trek.

(mid to late 1600s-1711) John Lawson was a British explorer, naturalist, and writer who explored the Carolina backcountry and published the first natural historical survey of the area in the book A New Voyage to Carolina.

Resources
East Carolina University - John Lawson Digital Exhibit
North Carolina History Project - John Lawson
Documenting the American South - A New Voyage to Carolina
Discus Resources
Literary Reference Center
Gale in Context: Biography
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