Title: The paradox of Tar Heel politics
First published: 2008
Description: "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 from poverty in the nineteenth century to become a leader in research, education, and banking in the twentieth."--
Subjects: Politics and government, Political culture, North carolina, politics and government
Places: North Carolina
Time periods: 1951-, 1865-1950
LC classification: F260 .C57 2008