North Carolina and the Coming of the Civil War

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.