From the Publisher
"A bildungsroman follows a troubled boy’s upbringing in a politically charged antebellum South... Carvin masterfully brings to life a South in dramatic transition, and he avoids the binary categories of pro and con that often typify the genre. .. [A] thoughtful, sensitive rendering of a complex period in American history. A philosophically challenging look at the inner turmoil of the American South in the 19th century." -- Kirkus Reviews
