Cape Fear Rising Kim Bailey It's spot-on about mid-20th-century rural

It's spot-on about mid-20th-century rural life: it's full of affection and humor and dread

and other conflict

A group of fanatics has risen to devour villages

ISBN13: 9780306817724

In this unique look at one of our most pervasive national myths

Cape Fear Rising Kim Bailey It's spot-on about mid-20th-century ruralIn August 1898, Wilmington, North Carolina, was a mecca for middle class black citizens. Many of the city's lawyers, businessmen, and other professionals were black, as were all the tradesmen and stevedores. The black community outnumbered the white community by more than two to one. But white civic leaders, many descended from the antebellum aristocracy, did not consider this progress. They looked around and saw working class white citizens out of