North Carolina's Revolutionary Founders

This collection of essays profiles a diverse array of North Carolinians all of whom had a hand in the founding of the state and the United States of America. It includes stories of how men who stood together to fight the British soon chose opposing sides in political debates over the ratification of the supreme law of the land the Constitution. It also includes accounts of women freedmen and Native Americans whose narratives shed light on the important roles of marginalized peoples in the Revolutionary South. Together the essays reveal the philosophical views and ideology of North Carolina’s revolutionaries.<br/><br/>Contributors: Jeff Broadwater Jennifer Davis-Doyle Lloyd Johnson Benjamin R. Justesen Troy L. Kickler Scott King-Owen James MacDonald Maggie Hartley Mitchell Karl Rodabaugh Kyle Scott Jason Stroud Michael Toomey and Willis P. Whichard.