The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: The Personalities, Elections, and Events That Shaped Modern North Carolina

by Rob Christensen

Book Overview

How can a state be represented by Jesse Helms and John Edwards at the same time? Journalist Rob Christensen answers that question and navigates a century of political history in North Carolina, one of the most vibrant and competitive southern states, where neither conservatives nor liberals, Democrats nor Republicans, have been able to rest easy. It is this climate of competition and challenge, Christensen argues, that enabled North Carolina to rise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807831891
• ISBN13: 9780807831892
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"