North Carolina and the Coming of the Civil War

North Carolina and the Coming of the Civil War Review

This book details the events leading up to North Carolina's secession from the Union on 20 May 1861 and provides a concise explanation of the state's political, social, and economic landscape in the antebellum era.

Chapter titles include: "The Setting," "Class and Social Structure," "Origins of the Slavery Controversy," "The First Crisis," "The Unraveling of the Compromise," "Ominous Events and the Campaign of 1860," " 'Watch and Wait'," "The Convention Election," and "Secession."

Twenty-six illustrations enhance the text. This printing (2000) includes an index not present in earlier printings.