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1. The fall of the house of Dixie: the Civil War and the social revolution that transformed the South

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Author:
Levine, Bruce C., 1949-
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Holly Springs Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.7 LEVIN

2. Hearts torn asunder: trauma in the Civil War's final campaign in North Carolina

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Author:
Dollar, Ernest A., Jr
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
973.7 DOLLA
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
973.7 DOLLA
Green Road Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.7 DOLLA
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"This book explores the psychological experience of these soldiers and civilians during the end of the Civil War in North Carolina. Using letters, diaries, and accounts the book explores how deeply "hard war" hurt soldiers and civilians and shaped the memory of the war's end."--

3. The second founding: how the Civil War and Reconstruction remade the Constitution

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Author:
Foner, Eric, 1943-
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
342.73 FONER
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
342.73 FONER
Holly Springs Community - Adult Non-Fiction
342.73 FONER

4. The war before the war: fugitive slaves and the struggle for America's soul from the Revolution to the Civil War

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Author:
Delbanco, Andrew, 1952-
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Athens Drive Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.7 DELBA
Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Non-Fiction
973.7 DELBA
Holly Springs Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.7 DELBA
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"The ... story of how fugitive slaves drove the nation to Civil War"--

5. Wilmington's lie: the murderous coup of 1898 and the rise of white supremacy

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Author:
Zucchino, David
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4.9 stars
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"By 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina, was a shining example of a mixed-race community-a bustling port city with a thriving African American middle class and a government made up of Republicans and Populists, including black alderman, police officers, and magistrates. But across the state-and the South-white supremacist Democrats were working to reverse the advances made by former slaves and their progeny. They were plotting to take back the state legislature...