Mountain Masters: Slavery Sectional Crisis Western North Carolina

Focusing on the complexities of Antebellum Southern Appalachia, this book challenges the notion of the region as classless and devoid of slavery. It explores the diverse motives of Southerners in the Upper South during the Civil War, revealing the significant influence of the slaveholding elite on social, economic, and political dynamics in western North Carolina. By examining slavery's impact on the political consciousness of mountain residents, it offers new perspectives on class interactions, community structures, and master-slave relationships in the region.