Bounded by the Albemarle Sound on the north and the Pamlico Sound on the south, the Blacklands of Northeastern North Carolina boast some of the most productive agricultural soils in the nation. But throughout much of its history, this region - filled with murky swamps and impenetrable wilderness - has defeated many an adventurer trying to tame it. North Carolina's Blacklands Treasure tells the story of the determined, steadfast and downright stubborn pioneers who turned this seeming wasteland into a bountiful breadbasket.