Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont Hardcover Book by Ryan Sumner

Explore the history of Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont through photographs and the many voices that shaped the region. This hardcover book turns the story into a rich collection of lived experiences, rather than simply a sequence of events.

Historians Tom Hanchett and Ryan Sumner adapted their award-winning exhibit, “Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers: Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont in the New South,” for readers to explore at their own pace. The photographs offer an engaging way to spend time with the region’s past, whether you are researching local history or adding a distinctive title to your history shelf.

• Photographic history: Images invite you to interpret the region’s past through the people and experiences behind it.
• Many perspectives: Stories of ordinary and extraordinary people bring an intimate, varied view of life in the Charlotte region.
• Key themes: The book covers African-American experiences from Emancipation to Civil Rights, changing roles for southern women, industrialization, and urban and rural life.
• Contributors: Ryan L. Sumner, Tom W. Hanchett, and the Levine Museum of the New South are credited as authors.
• Book details: Hardcover, 130 pages; measures 0.38 × 9.61 × 6.69 inches.
• Publication date: October 3, 2003.

Keep it close for a deeper look at how different lives and lasting changes shaped the Carolina Piedmont.