Deconstructs post-Civil War mountain politics. . . . [ and] shows how the bitter clash took a long time to truly wind down."" - Jon Elliston, WNC Magazine
""Smart, well-researched, and well-written. . . . Indispensable not only for the study of North Carolina but the whole South in the war's aftermath."" - H-Net
""A very effective study that does more than just fill in one of the blank spaces on the map of Reconstruction historiography in the South. It provides an interesting and instructive story on its own terms, but also gives us a useful comparison to other regions across the South."" - Reviews in History
""Nash does a splendid job of showing how local experience was key in western North Carolina's Reconstruction years. . . . A story worth understanding in this place and many more across the South."" - Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
""[ An] excellent study of Reconstruction in western North Carolina. Highly recommended."" - Choice
""Deeply researched and engagingly written, Reconstruction's Ragged Edge provides new insight into a complex and tumultuous past and can be warmly welcomed as further evidence of the upland region's escape from the margins of southern historiography."" - Journal of American History
""Written in an accessible style, thoroughly researched, and well argued. . . . Will be of interest to students of national and state Reconstruction efforts, Appalachian studies, and Civil War-era politics."" - Journal of the Civil War Era
